{"id":290,"date":"2023-02-15T14:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T14:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/?p=290"},"modified":"2023-02-15T14:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T14:24:32","slug":"easy-italian-meatball-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/15\/easy-italian-meatball-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Italian Meatball Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\">Ingredients:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>450 g (1 lb)\u00a0ground beef\u00a0(at least 15% fat)<\/li>\n<li>2 medium garlic cloves, crushed<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon\u00a0dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon\u00a0dried basil<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon\u00a0dried sage<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon\u00a0dried parsley<\/li>\n<li>1 medium egg<\/li>\n<li>25g (\u2153 cup) grated\u00a0Parmesan<\/li>\n<li>30 g (1 ounce)\u00a0breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon\u00a0ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Oil spray<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil1 medium onion, diced1 medium carrot, diced2 celery stalks, diced2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped1 x 400 g (14 oz) can crushed tomatoes1 litre (4 cups) beef stock1 tablespoon dried oregano150 g (1 \u00bd cup) elbow pasta (or another type of short pasta)2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped25g (\u2153 cup) grated Parmesan, plus extra for servingSalt and freshly ground black pepper to taste<br \/>\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\">Methods:<\/h2>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C (375 degrees F). Coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Add the ground beef, garlic, herbs, egg,\u00a0Parmesan,\u00a0breadcrumbs, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir well to combine. Add a dash of water if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Using a scoop or a spoon, shape the mixture into 1 \u00bd inch meatballs. Arrange them on the prepared baking sheet. You should have a total of 25-30 meatballs. Spray the meatballs with\u00a0oil spray\u00a0and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, heat the\u00a0olive oil\u00a0in a large heavy pot or a\u00a0Dutch oven\u00a0and saute the onion, carrot, and celery for 7-8 minutes over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add the garlic and continue to cook for another minute until fragrant. Next, stir in the\u00a0crushed tomatoes,\u00a0beef stock, and\u00a0oregano. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add the pasta and continue to simmer for 10-12 minutes until al dente. Transfer the baked meatballs to the pot and stir in the fresh parsley and\u00a0Parmesan.<\/li>\n<li>Season to taste and serve on its own or with some\u00a0crusty bread.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: 450 g (1 lb)\u00a0ground beef\u00a0(at least 15% fat) 2 medium garlic cloves, crushed \u00bd teaspoon\u00a0dried oregano \u00bd teaspoon\u00a0dried basil&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":292,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions\/292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fofig.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}