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Hearty Meatball Stew takes several minutes to prepare.

Hearty Meatball Stew takes several minutes to cook.

Hearty Meatball Stew makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Hearty Meatball Stew are:

Meatballs:

2 slices white sandwich bread, torn into small pieces
1 pound 20-percent-fat ground beef (about 8 ounces)
4 sweet mild Italian sausages, casings removed
2 eggs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Hearty Meatball Stew:

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, sliced (about 2 cups)
1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound large white mushrooms, quartered
Two 8 to 10-ounce russet potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise and sliced into 1/3-inch slices
8 ounces green beans, trimmed, cut into 1-inch-long pieces
Two 15-ounce cans diced tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes
3 cups chicken broth

Here is how you make Hearty Meatball Stew:

For the meatballs: Place the bread and 3 tablespoons water into a medium bowl. Mash to a paste with a spatula. Add the beef, sausage, egg, parsley, salt and pepper. Blend the mixture thoroughly with your hands or a flexible spatula. Form the mixture into 10 to 16 meatballs. Arrange the meatballs on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet until ready to use.For the hearty meatball stew: Sprinkle the meatballs with the flour and turn to coat with any flour still on the foil. Heat a large heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Drop the meatballs into the skillet, spaced apart. Cook until the bottoms are set and brown, about 2 minutes. Using a flexible thin spatula, turn each meatball onto an uncooked side and cook until the bottoms are set and brown, about 2 minutes longer. Turn and cook a third side, until set and brown, about another 2 minutes, so the meatballs are browned and set all over. Transfer the meatballs to a large plate.Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, peppers, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Cook until soft, 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and the remaining salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, beans, tomatoes, red pepper flakes and broth. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pan and cook until the potatoes are tender and the meatballs are cooked through, about 20 minutes.Serving Size: 8Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RPOLTERA.

The nutritional information for Hearty Meatball Stew is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 646.0

• Total Fat: 49.0 g
• Cholesterol: 141.1 mg
• Sodium: 1,737.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
• Protein: 24.2 g