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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Prepare onion, finely chop one half and thinly slice the other half and set aside. | 2. Heat 2 tsp of olive oil in frying pan over medium heat and cook chopped onion until softened. | 3. Add garlic and continue cooking for about 2 minutes; set aside. | 4. Prepare meatballs: Put bread crumbs in a mixing bowl and add just enough warm water to cover crumbs. | 5. Let stand for 2 minutes, drain and squeeze dry. | 6. Next add sauteed onion and garlic, ground meat, egg and spices and parmesan cheese. | 7. Mix ingredients and roll into small balls about 3/4 diameter. | 8. Roll in flour to coat lightly. | 9. Heat remaining Olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. | 10. Cook meatballs until brown. | 11. Place on plate lined with a paper towel to drain. | 12. In same frying pan, add reserved onion slices and cabbage, cook for 3-4 minutes until cabbage begins to wilt. | 13. In a large pot, add add chicken broth,tomatoes, heat over medium heat. | 14. Add meatballs, cabbage and onions. | 15. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat, simmer for 20 minutes until vegetables are tender. | 16. May sprinkle additional Parmesan cheese on soup when serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1		cut slice	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
olive oil	4	tablespoons	divided	477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
breadcrumb	1	cup	soft	-	-	-	-
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
thyme	1	teaspoon		0.8079999999999999	0.1956	0.0445	0.0134
marjoram	1	teaspoon		1.626	0.3634	0.076	0.0422
cayenne pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
garlic salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
flour				-	-	-	-
cabbage	12	ounces	sliced	85.0485	19.7312	4.3545	0.3402
tomato	1 1/2		chopped canned drained	93.1034	20.6447	4.8576	0.8096
chicken broth	7	cups		546.84	13.23	77.9688	18.3456

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.