Recipe: Appetizing Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup

Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup.

You can have Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup using 26 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup

1. It's of meatballs.
2. It's of ground beef.
3. Prepare of eggs.
4. You need of garlic powder.
5. You need of envelopes Lipton onion soup mix.
6. It's of breadcrumbs.
7. Prepare of soup base.
8. It's of beef broth (32 oz. each).
9. You need of chicken broth (32 oz. each).
10. It's of spicy vegetable juice (V8).
11. It's of red wine vinegar.
12. It's of port wine.
13. You need of other ingredients.
14. You need of (11 oz.) barley (quick-cooking barley works).
15. You need of (5 each) sweet Italian sausage links, cut into bite-size pieces.
16. You need of sliced mushrooms.
17. It's of onions, chopped.
18. You need of baby carrots, cut into thirds.
19. Prepare of red bell pepper, seeded and chopped.
20. Prepare of yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped.
21. Prepare of (16 oz.) green beans.
22. It's of (16 oz.) kidney beans.
23. You need of fresh or frozen corn.
24. Prepare of garnish.
25. You need of Crutons.
26. You need of Fresh grated parmesan cheese.

Maggie's Magnificent Meatball Minestrone Soup instructions

1. In large bowl, mix together the meatball ingredients. Shape into bite-sized meatballs (I use a small cookie dough scoop) and place in baking dish. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes. Drain excess fat..
2. Pour soup base ingredients into HUGE (7.5 quart) stockpot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Add the barley, carrots, bell peppers, beans, and corn. Stir then cover..
3. In large electric skillet, heat 2 T. vegetable oil. Add onions and fry for about 15 minutes, then add the sausage and fry another 15 minutes. Add the mushrooms, stir, and cook 10 minutes more. Add this mixture to your pot of soup, add the prepared meatballs, stir, cover and simmer several hours until carrots are tender..