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How to make Albondigas

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 Albondigas is a Mexican meatball soup loaded with vegetables and spices.  These meatballs are made a little healthier by using ground turkey breast and flavored with Italian sausage and the soup is loaded with extra vegetables.   

I recently returned from visiting my daughter and while I was there I was able to follow one of her best friends around the kitchen while he made Albondigas.
This bowl of Albondigas will warm you up on any day and the just aroma is amazing.  
  This is pure comfort! 

How to Make Albondigas

Ingredients
  • 1 /2 lbs of ground Turkey Breast
  • 5 links of sweet Italian sausage
  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 egg, scrambled
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tbsp of chopped dehydrated onion
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp granulated garlic
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1cup fresh cilantro, very finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • 1 zucchini, roughly chopped
  • 1 carrot, roughly chopped
  • 2 ribs of celery, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 head of green cabbage, roughly chopped
  • 32 oz Chicken Stock
  • 4 cups of water
Instructions
1. Soak the rice for 30 minutes in just enough water to cover the rice
2. Place the ground turkey in a large bowl, remove the casing from the sausages and add to the turkey
3. Add sea salt, onion, cumin, black pepper, garlic, oregano and finely chopped cilantro. Add the shredded carrot and the scrambled egg
4. Drain rice, add to the meat mixture and mix very well
5. Form into large meatballs about 1 1/2inches in diameter
6. Pour the chicken stock into a large stockpot and add the water, bring to a rolling boil
7. Gently drop the meatballs into the stock. (very carefully and do NOT stir or the meatballs will break apart).
8. Cook for 10-15 minutes until the meatballs start to float by coming to the surface.
9. Add the chopped carrot, zucchini, celery and cabbage. Add 1tsp cumin, 1 tsp oregano, 2 tsp of black pepper and 1 tbsp of garlic
10. Stir very gently to combine
11. Cover and simmer on low for 30-45 minutes.
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Some of my other favorite Mexican Dishes:

Chile Relleno Casserole

Red Enchiladas Stacked Chihuahua Style

Mexican Meatball Soup

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Comments

  9. Kerry Fountain

    I have never heard of this before either but oh boy does it look awesome!! Yum! Plus I think I could get the picky eaters to at least eat the meatballs…..

    Thanks for linking up to our Healthy Tuesdays Blog Hop- so glad to have you along for the ride.
    Kerry from Country Living On A Hill

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  16. Wanda Ann Olsen

    Evelyn,
    How fun to visit your daughter and get recipes. I love it! This sounds like something my husband would love, he love sausage and meatballs.
    Thanks for sharing at memoriesbythemile.com
    Wanda Ann xoxo

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  25. Sarah

    I have a friend talks about this soup every time she gets sick…but I had no idea what it was. Now I have to make it! Yum! So glad to have found your lovely blog!

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  40. iluminameluna

    Hi! Got here through a circuitous route: began with a link for your Barbie tutu crochet pattern and .. you get the idea =D .. anyways, just have a question. Do you mean a beaten RAW egg when you mention "scrambled" or do you mean it's an actual scrambled cooked egg? I used to make albondigas when my oldest was a baby 'cause he wouldn't eat any red meat. I'd make it with ground pork 'cause we were in Germany at the time and there was no such thing as ground chicken OR turkey in the Commissary (it was 1985!). Adding the Italian sausage is GENIUS! I just used oregano (I would have my nanny send me some from El Salvador). It was originally my grandma's recipe and she'd add potatoes. I thought it was the perfect meat 'n potatoes dish. With warm tortillas .. now I'm HUNGRY! Thanks for the trip to my past! & I'm loving the idea of your travelling full-time in your RV. Unfortunately, my hubby passed away some years ago and my health won't allow me to tvl alone so will have to follow YOU!

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  42. Jamie H

    Wow, this looks delicious! I have a meatball soup that I love, but that has much different spices, and not all the veggies of this one! Thanks so much for sharing this at Saturday Dishes, I will be including your recipe in a round-up of soups on Friday!

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