Name: Adult Mini Meatball Noodle Soup
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 small yellow onion, minced; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 24 ounces can tomato sauce; 1/4 cup red wine; 4 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more; 3 teaspoons sugar; freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds; 3 cups fresh baby spinach

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Photo by Paige

Author Notes

This Adult Mini Meatball Noodle Soup is just like what you had as a kid, only with a grown-up twist and WAY more flavor! —Paige

Serves 4

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Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the remaining butter, olive oil, tomato purée, 2 teaspoons salt, sugar, pepper, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, and wine, and simmer until thick, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the meatballs. Mix the remaining 2 teaspoons of salt with the ground beef. Use a ½ tsp to roll the meat into tiny balls. Place meatballs into sauce and reduce the heat to medium. Cook until the meatballs are cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.

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