Meatball Mushroom Broccoli Stew

Name: Meatball Mushroom Broccoli Stew
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/4 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced; 1 medium onion, sliced; 3 Tbsp. butter; 2 beef bouillon cubes, dissolved in 2 c. boiling water; 1 lb. ground beef; 2 Tbsp. cold water; 1 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. pepper; 3 c. (2 inch pieces) broccoli florets and stems; parmesan cheese; 1 c broken spaghetti

2 steps

Hint: Adjust ingredients as you wish (increase broth for "soup;") I often add more spaghetti and broccoli to "stretch" the meat. Substitute frozen meatballs instead of making them and 1tsp broth stock per bouillon cube

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:16:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories500.7 kcal (25%)

Total Fat32.5 g (46%)

Carbs25.4 g (10%)

Sugars3.9 g (4%)

Protein27.2 g (54%)

Sodium1673 mg (84%)

Fiber3.2 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

0.25 lbfresh mushrooms sliced

1onion

medium, sliced

3 Tbspbutter

2beef bouillon cubes

dissolved in 2 c. boiling water

1 lbground beef

2 Tbspwater

cold

1 tspsalt

¼ tsppepper

3 cbroccoli

2 inch pieces, florets and stems

parmesan cheese

1 cspaghetti

broken

Instructions

Step 1

In 5 qt. dutch oven, saute mushrooms and onion in butter until golden. Add broth and bring to boil. Combine beef, water, salt and pepper. Shape into walnut sized meatballs and drop into simmering broth; simmer 10 minutes. Stir in spaghetti; cover and cook 10 minutes. Add broccoli; cover and cook 10 minutes or until tender. If necessary, add more seasonings. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Step 2

Microwave directions: Cook mushrooms and onions in butter in 3 qt. glass casserole 5 minutes. Add broth and meatballs as above. Cover and cook 3 minutes. Stir in spaghetti; cover and cook 8 minutes. Stir in broccoli; cover and cook 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring once. Adjust seasonings and sprinkle with parmesan.