Split Pea & Meatball Soup
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry green split peas, rinsed, drained
- 1 can Soup Option, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup onion, diced
- Herb Option
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 250 grams Meat Option, (½ lb)
- ¼ cup soft breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup carrots, diced
- 1 cup Vegetable Option
- 1 can stewed tomatoes, (14½ oz / 411 g)
OPTIONS
Soup - Use 1 Item
condensed beef broth - condensed French onion soup
- condensed chicken broth
, no longer produced by Campbell's
Herb - Use 1 Item
- 1 teaspoon dried summer savory, crushed
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
- ½ teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
Meat - Use 1 Item
- ground beef
- ground pork
- ground turkey
- bulk pork sausage, Shortcut
Vegetable - Use 1 Item
- celery, sliced
- frozen green beans, or long beans, Shortcut
- frozen mixed vegetables
- cucumber, peeled and diced
Instructions
- To a large pot, add the peas, Soup and Herb Options, water, onion, and black pepper and mix together. Place on high heat and bring to a boil then reduce to a low simmer. Cover and cook for 1 hour.
- While the soup is cooking, make the meatballs. In a medium size mixing bowl, add the Meat Option, bread crumbs, egg, parsley, and garlic. Mix together lightly but well, an over mixed meatball can be tough and dry.
- Shape meat mixture into 36 meatballs using 1 rounded teaspoon for each. Set meatballs aside.
- To the soup, add the carrot, Vegetable Option, and tomatoes. Mix together and heat to a boil.
- Add meatballs and reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender and meatballs are cooked through.
- Ladle into bowls, serve and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Bulk Pork Sausage, Fresh Long Beans (Pressure Cooker).
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