Meatball Minestrone Soup

1 pound ground round
2 eggs -- beaten
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/2 head cabbage -- chunked
1 bunch spinach leaves -- chopped
1/2 bunch parsley -- tied with string
32 ounces canned tomatoes -- chopped
12 ounces tomato sauce -- canned
2 tablespoons dried basil
3 cloves garlic -- minced
2 large potato -- diced
3 carrot -- diced
3 stalks celery -- diced
4 beef bouillon cubes
1 can kidney beans -- rinsed
1 cup macaroni -- dry
1 large green pepper -- chopped
2 large onions -- chopped

Mix togethr ground round, eggs and bread crumbs. Shape into small balls and bake on wire rack in pan for 17 minutes at 350 degrees. Mix together all other ingredients except the kidney beans and macaroni . Add water to cover.Simmer for at least 1 hour until veggies are tender. Add meatballs, dry macaroni and kidney beans. Let cook until macaroni is tender.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 403 Calories; 12g Fat (26.6% calories from fat); 24g Protein; 51g Carbohydrate; 11g Dietary Fiber; 92mg Cholesterol; 1021mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 3 Vegetable; 1 Fat.


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