Meatball Minestrone Soup

• Soup
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 1 large potato, roughly chopped Safeway 2 pkg For $5.00 thru 02/09
• 1 large carrot, roughly chopped
• 1 large stick celery, chopped
• 500g bacon bones Rite Aid 2 For $7.00 thru 02/06
• 1 litre water
• 425g can tomatoes, chopped Safeway 1 lb For $1.29 thru 02/09
• 1 1/2 tablespoons VEGEMITE
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• pepper to taste
• Meatballs
• 300g minced beef Safeway 1 lb For $5.99 thru 02/09
• 1/4 cup KRAFT* Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
• 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
• extra KRAFT* Grated Parmesan Cheese, for sprinkling

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.
2. Add the onion, potato, carrot and celery to the pan and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Add bones, water, tomatoes, Vegemite* and paste.
4. Bring to the boil then cover and simmer for 50 minutes.
5. Combine the mince, parmesan, breadcrumbs, egg and herbs in a bowl.
6. Form into 18 balls.
7. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat.
8. Cook meatballs 8-10 minutes or until cooked.
9. Add to soup along with fresh parsley and serve topped with extra parmesan.

oil, onion, potato, carrot, celery, water, tomatoes, vegemite, tomato paste, pepper, meatballs, beef, parmesan cheese, fresh breadcrumbs, egg, italian herbs, italian parsley, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/meatball-minestrone-soup-103216.aspx (may not work)