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Sopa De Albondigas

Source: The Diabetes Holiday Cookbook, ©2002 by Carolyn Leontos, MS, RD, CDE, Debra Mitchell, CEPC, and Kenneth Weicker, CEC

A soup made with ground beef, rice, carrots, and zucchini.

Rating:
Prep Time:	20 minutes
Cook Time:	20 minutes
Difficulty:	Easy

Nutrition Facts

Makes 12 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	128.1

Total Carbs	6.3 g

Dietary Fiber	0.7 g

Sugars	1.8 g

Total Fat	5.6 g

Saturated Fat	2.1 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.4 g

Potassium	279.6 mg

Protein	12.3 g

Sodium	293.5 mg

Dietary Exchanges 5.6 Fat, 0.3 Vegetables, 1.3 Meat, 0.2 Starch,

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Servings

Ingredients

1.0
1 lb lean ground beef (10% fat) 0.5
0 1/2 cup cooked white rice 2.0
2 tbsp minced onion 1.0
1 tsp salt 1.0
1 tsp chili powder 0.25
0 1/4 cup bread crumbs 1.0
1 each eggs 0.5
0 1/2 each medium onions 2.0
2 each medium carrots 1.0
1 each medium celery stalk 0.5
0 1/2 each small zucchini 6.0
6 cup low sodium beef bouillon 1.0
1 tbsp fresh cilantro

Directions

Combine the beef, cooked rice, onion, salt, chili powder, bread crumbs, and egg. Mix well. Shape into 1-inch meatballs; set aside.
Bring all the remaining ingredients except the cilantro to a boil in a large pot. Add the meatballs when the stock begins to boil. Cover and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes. Skim off any fat that rises. Turn the heat off. Add the chopped cilantro and serve.