I hate living in MN for the fact of one word… SNOW. Sunday we saw our first snow, thankfully it was non-sticking. But it still made it a perfect Sunday to cuddle on the couch with a blanket and have a yummy soup for dinner.
I starred this in my google reader and thought it would be a good thing to have on this deary day. In the end the soup was rather simple to mix up, and tasted good, Adam loved it. I thought it was good but not really amazing. I think I would like the soup alone but something about chunky tomato soup didn’t work well with me.
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Meatballs and Orzo (From: Culinary Infatuation)
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground sirloin
- 2 slices wheat bread toasted and processed
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. basil
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1/4 C. grated parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix all ingredients well and roll into mini meatballs. Cover cookie sheet with foil and place a cooking rack on top. Put meatballs on the cooling rack and put in oven. cook for 20-25 minutes.
When finished, take out of oven and set aside.
Tomato Basil soup
- 2 cans diced tomatoes
- 1 8oz. can tomato sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2/3 cup fresh basil coarsely chopped
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup orzo (raw) cooked according to package directions
- 1 cup half and half
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish
Over med. high heat put tomato products, stock, and garlic in a large stock pot. Let come to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Add basil and with an immersion blender, blend until smooth and pureed (this can be done in a blender as well). Add butter and half and half and whisk until well blended.
Add meat balls and orzo and serve with parmesan cheese.
**note: I read the directions wrong and thought it said to use raw orzo, it was AFTER I poured it in I realized it was cooked. So I simmered the orzo in the pan with the tomato mixture for about 10 minutes. This seemed to work fine.
Kate
October 29th, 2008
We’re almost twinsies. We had meatballs and pasta tonight…just a little less soupy than your meal!
Brooke
October 30th, 2008
This sounds really good!