Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Meatball Tortellini Stew is for Dinner.

Meatball Tortellini Stew takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Meatball Tortellini Stew takes 60 minutes to cook.

Meatball Tortellini Stew makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Meatball Tortellini Stew are:

1 lb extra lean ground turkey
1 pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/4 c. seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 c. egg substitute
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 sweet onion, chopped
3 cans low sodium beef broth
1 can (15 oz) cannellini, kidney, or garbanzo beans, including liquid
1 can diced tomatoes with garlic, basil, oregano
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp basil
1 c. diced carrots
1 c. diced celery
1 package frozen cheese tortellini

Here is how you make Meatball Tortellini Stew:

1. Combine the meat, spinach, bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Shape in to 1" balls.2. Heat oil in Dutch oven; add meatballs. Brown on all sides, rolling them around. Remove and set aside.3. Add onion to pot. Cook, stirring, until soft. Stir in the broth, tomatoes with their liquid, beans with their liquid, oregano, and basil. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.4. Add carrots and celery; simmer for at least 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.6. Add tortellini and simmer for 5 minutes. Return meatballs to stew, simmer for at least 10 minutes, until everything is heated through.Serving Size: Makes 8 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANDI34.

The nutritional information for Meatball Tortellini Stew is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 317.6

• Total Fat: 7.0 g
• Cholesterol: 38.1 mg
• Sodium: 1,567.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
• Protein: 22.7 g