Meatball Minestrone

Mini Meatballs

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup milk
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 TBS chopped parsley
1 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp basil leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease two rectangular pans. Mix all ingrediants into about 36 1" balls. Place meat in pan. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes, cool.

Minestrone

28 oz. tomatoes, undrained
15 oz. kidney beans, undrained
11 oz. whole corn, undrained
2 cups water
1/2 cup water
1 TBS Italian seasoning
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 medium celery stalks, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup spaghetti

Combine all minestrone ingrediants, except spaghetti and meatballs into a crock pot. Make sure to break up the tomatoes. Add the meatballs. Let cook on low 8-10 hours or on high 5-6 hours. Add broken spaghetti the last and cook til soft, stirring oftn. Serve with parmesan, if desired.

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