Meatball Soup Recipe (Low-carbish!)

I’d seriously been wanting to make meatball soup for years. Since back when I’d attended a wedding expo in 2003 or 2004 and one of the exhibitors was a local Italian restaurant. The only thing I remember from that expo was the amazing little meatball soup sample I’d had from that  restaurant. It was the best. I don’t know what stopped me from looking for a recipe all these years, but yesterday, as I walked through the isles of HEB to the milk section (what I originally went for; typical!) I searched Pinterest and found this recipe. I changed it up a little, to correspond just a bit better with the Keto/low-carb diet. Jorge said he was truly impressed (initially texting back meatball soup?? when I told him what I wanted to make since I was making the kids spaghetti and meatballs). And so, here is the recipe!

You’ll Need:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 medium sweet onion, finely diced
2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons dried parsley
A few dashes of chipotle powder (to taste)
4 cups chicken broth
3 Johnsonville Beer brats, sliced and sautéed.
15-20 cooked Meatballs , or store-bought: I recommend HEB classic meatballs (follow baking instructions) (or your favorite)
3/4 cup sour cream
Diced chives as garnish

 Directions:

Warm olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.

Add onions and mushrooms, and sauté. When onions are clear, add minced garlic, salt, pepper; dried parsley and a few dashes of chipotle powder. Stir occasionally for 5-10 minutes.

Pour in broth and bring to a gentle boil.

Add cooked meatballs and sautéed beer brats to pot with vegetables and broth.

Reduce heat to med-low and simmer 20 minutes.

Remove soup from heat and immediately ladle into bowls.

Top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream and toss in some diced chives.

Serves: 5

And that’s it! I loved it so much I brought some to work with me :). Enjoy!