A soul-warming Lebanese soup prepared with small kafta meatballs, vermicelli and rice; all cooked in tomato sauce. A landmark in our soup world! It is traditionally served during Ramadan.

This would have been great with carrot, onion, and celery sautéed with the garlic but I didn’t have any and I’m stuck in the house!I pulled a pack of meat out of the freezer that said it was “hamburger meat” (venison) but it turned out to be sausage (no clue what spices were in it) which was great!

Yummy 😋 and quick to make !

I cooked this for the Montessori Kindergarden class of my grandson, made too much soup, the Principal and the Teachers took it home and asked for the recipe. And the kids had seconds. I am invited back.

I have seen this in a couple of different recipes, but always felt as if they were lacking something. My addition of using beer and better than bullion beef broth, and essentially a chicken broth with lots of thyme and a swirl of tomato paste gives this the body that I felt was lacking in the other recipes. Be sure to bake the meatballs on parchment paper, because they form a delicious crust on the bottom with the melted Gruyere cheese. If you use aluminum foil, this crust will be ripped off.

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Some small modifications from the Mediterranean dish recipe online. More garlic, a little less meat, and a little less pasta, and a little time for the flavors to marinate. Yum.

Seen this recipe on social media, I didn’t know that this is a thing lol! I had some leftover meatballs from my meatball pizza, so I thought I’d give this a try something different other than meatball subs or in a pasta... plus there’s is veggies in this for the kids.... good for soup and salad night (everyone seemed to like it and asked for me. I didn’t think this would be a hit in my house hold , but it was I had none left, I was surprised.) I added some seasoning not in the recipe I do recommend using your favorite seasoning.

Quick, comforting, loaded with veggies, bursting with flavor ❤️Took inspiration from a Hungarian meatball soup I saw online.

The thing about tomato soup is that just about everybody is going to expect something out of it. You can use fancy techniques and high end ingredients, but if you stray too far from expectation, you lose your audience.

I was looking for a creamy soup for our annual Widows Christmas Luncheon. This was a big hit!