This is a hearty and delicious soup that you will love!

Ingredients

• Half pound of ground round beef
• Half cup of quick cook oats
• Two tbsp. of onions (dried and minced)
• Two tsp. dried basil
• One egg white
• Half cup of grated Parmesan cheese
• One can of whole tomatoes (cut up)
• Three cups of fat free broth
• One cup of baby carrots (cut in half lengthwise)
• One zucchini (cut in half lengthwise and then sliced ½ thick)
• Four ounces of bow tie pasta

Preparation:

This will make about four servings.

First, take the oats, the beef, one tsp. of the onions, ½ tsp. of the garlic, the egg white, ¼ cup of the cheese, and ½ tsp. of the basil and mix it in a bowl. Take this mixture and shape it into your meatballs, make sure that they are nice and small, about one inch each. Also make sure that the meatballs are firm and compact, or they will break apart as you cook. Then heat a pan over medium heat (make sure it is a nonstick pan, or add some oil) Then add in the meatballs and cook them until they are browned, this will take you about eight minutes.

Then take the remainder of the onions, garlic, basil, tomatoes, broth, carrots, zucchini, and the meatballs and add it into the crock pot. Then cover it all and allow it to cook on low heat until the meatballs have fully cooked and are not pink, at this point all of the flavors will be nicely blended as well. This will take you about five to six hours.

Then cook the pasta as the directions on the box say, drain it and add into the mixture. You are now ready to serve! Serve each bowl with the cheese that is left over.

This recipe is about 369 calories per serving and has about 7.3 grams of fat per serving.