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Couscous Meatball Soup Recipe

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This soup is easy, healthy, full of flavor and great for a cold day. It's perfect with fresh crusty bread. &mdash:Jonathan Pace, San Francisco, California

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Couscous Meatball Soup Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 40 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

25 40 65

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons canola oil
8 cups chopped collard greens
8 cups chopped fresh kale
2 cartons (32 ounces each) vegetable stock
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 package (8.8 ounces) Israeli couscous

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the beef, basil, oregano and salt. Shape into 1/2-in. balls. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown meatballs; drain. Remove meatballs and set aside.
In the same skillet, brown onion in oil. Add greens and kale; cook 6-7 minutes longer or until wilted.
In a Dutch oven, combine the greens mixture, meatballs, stock, vinegar, pepper flakes and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Return to a boil. Stir in couscous. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until couscous is tender, stirring once. Yield: 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 202 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 583 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 13 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Couscous Meatball Soup in Healthy Cooking December/January 2013, p16

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Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2013 by veelbe

I really liked this recipe. It was also a favorite of my mom who loves her veggies. I used Acini de Pepe instead of Coucous, since that's all I had and I doctored the meatballs a bit and added a few extra spices. Even though this recipe seemed very basic, it came out quite good.

Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2013 by jesslucas75

This soup was sooo tasty and easy to prepare! My whole family (including my three and four year olds) enjoyed this yummy soup. Very healthy, too.

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2013 by mehalv

Just loved this delicious soup! The meatballs are delicious!

Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2013 by dcraver

Made this soup for dinner tonight and my 5 and 7 year old boys loved it! It is a great way to sneak in some yummy, healthy greens. I used beef stock instead of vegetable stock and the flavor was fantastic.

Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2012 by celestie4

This is my new, favourite recipe. I could not find the couscous, so I added 2 cups cooked barley instead. I recommend making the meatballs as is (they were very good and had a distinct flavour), rather than substituting other meatballs. Excellent! Thanks for a great recipe!!

Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2012 by celestie4

This is my new, favourite recipe. I was worried the greens might be overpowering, but they were great! I could not find the couscous, so I added 2 cups cooked barley instead. I recommend making the meatballs as is (they were very good and had a distinct flavour), rather than substituting other meatballs. Excellent! Thanks for a great recipe!!