Weight Watchers Mexican Meatball Soup (Albondigas) Recipe
Weight Watchers Mexican Meatball Soup (Albondigas) Recipe. If you’re in the mood for a cozy and flavorful soup, this is a fantastic choice.
It’s packed with tasty ingredients like ground beef, sausage, and a mix of vegetables like carrots, onion, and zucchini.
The meatballs are the star of the show, made with a blend of beef and sausage, plus some garlic and spices for an extra kick.
It’s a bowl full of comfort, perfect for any day of the week. Great for lunch or dinner!
Weight Watchers Points
6 Points (2022/2023 Plan)
MyWW Points: 6 Blue Plan and 8 Green Plan
6 WW Freestyle Points and 8 Smart Points
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Weight Watchers Mexican Meatball Soup (Albondigas)
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ pound lean ground beef
- ½ pound chorizo sausage casing removed (not the fully cooked kind)
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ carrot minced
- ½ cup cooked rice
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ black pepper
- 6 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup onion chopped
- 3 stalks celery cut in chunks
- 1 can (16 oz) diced tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ cup cilantro
- 1 large zucchini sliced
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Meatballs:
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, sausage, egg, garlic, carrot, salt, pepper, and cumin.
- Mix everything together really well.
- Shape the mixture into meatballs, rolling them between your palms. Aim for about 20 to 24 meatballs. Set aside.
For the Soup:
- In a large pot, mix together chicken broth, onion, celery, tomatoes with their liquid, cumin, oregano, and cilantro leaves.
- Heat the pot until the soup starts to boil, then turn down the heat a bit and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Carefully add the meatballs to the soup. Make sure the soup is still bubbling a little so the meatballs cook quickly.
- Let the soup simmer again, this time for another 10 minutes.
- Add the zucchini and cook for 10 more minutes.
- Finally, season the soup with salt and pepper according to your taste.
Notes
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