Spring meatball soup
By Ailsa Burt
Use our recipe for spicy meatballs to make this easy springtime soup, packed with leftover meatballs, tortellini, white beans and spinach
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Prep:5 mins
Cook:18 mins
- Serves 4
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 543
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fat 20g
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saturates 6g
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carbs 47g
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sugars 0g
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fibre 11g
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protein 39g
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salt 2.4g
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 carrots , finely chopped
- 400g can white beans , drained and rinsed
- 1 litre good-quality chicken stock
- 20 leftover meatballs (see below)
- 200g leftover tomato sauce (see below)
- 200g frozen peas
- 250g spinach & ricotta tortellini
- 200g spinach
- 1 lemon , zested and cut into wedges
- small handful of dill , finely chopped
- parmesan and crusty bread , to serve
Method
Heat the oil in a deep saucepan over a medium heat. Stir in the carrots and cook for 4-5 mins until they have taken on a little colour. Tip in the beans and chicken stock and bring to a gentle simmer. Add the leftover meatballs, sauce and frozen peas and let it bubble for a few minutes. Mix in the tortellini and cook for 2 mins, stirring in the spinach as they start to bob to the top. Season to taste with salt, pepper and the lemon zest.
Sprinkle over the dill and serve with a grating of parmesan, crusty bread and lemon wedges on the side.