My family always knows that on a rainy day we will always sit down to a delicious home made dinner of Albondigas Soup (a traditional Mexican meatball soup) and tortillas. It’s a comfort food we all love and is rich with vegetables! It takes 15 minutes to prepare and then I just set it to simmer; filling our kitchen with an inviting aroma!

One rainy afternoon, Kathy and Baby Jeremy stopped by and she asked me what I was serving for dinner. I said, “We were having the rainy day special, Albodigas.” Kathy said she loved that soup and asked how to make it. So I promised to get her the recipe.

It is so easy to make and although it requires a good amount of chopping of fresh ingredients, it is one of those meals that can be stored and reserved throughout the week…with quesadillas for a complete dinner or just a bowl for a hearty lunch.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef
• 1 small brown onion, chopped
• 1 bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 handfuls of uncooked rice
• 1 raw egg
• salt, pepper, garlic powder
• 6-8 carrots, coin sized slices
• 3-4 celery ribs, chopped
• 4-5 red potatoes, quartered
• 1 can of tomato sauce

Directions:

1. Set a large pot of water to boil. (I add some salt to the water while it boils.)
2. Combine ground beef, 1/2 onion, 1/2 of the cilantro, rice, egg and seasonings and mix by hand.
3. Form meat mixture into small meatballs and put in boiling water.
4. Add chopped carrots and celery to mixture, remaining onion and cilantro, tomato sauce to water and meatballs.
5. Set to simmer for 90 minutes.
6. Add potatoes and simmer another 30 minutes.
7. Salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve with fresh wheat, white or corn tortillas or for a complete meal; quesadillas!

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