Mexican Meatball Soup

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I loved it just the way it is. Quick and easy to make and delicious. I just used chicken stock instead of vegetable because I did not have any vegetable stock at home. I would use the chicken stock again.

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Very basic, easy and fun to make! I used store bought vegetable broth, Wolfgang Pucks is a must for me, it was delicious, get them on sale! I didn't want to overpower the freshness of this soup with cumin as suggested, but you may need more salt. The one chili didn't add spice, so no fear there. Gave it 5 stars because without the extra salt, my friend still drank her bowl dry, even after seconds! Here are the only changes I made...
My additions:
-fresh corn on the cob, cut into little mini cobs (or even cut from the kernel added in with the meatballs and zucchini.
-more salt and pepper in the meatball mixture! Next time I'll try Montreal hamburger seasoning.
-serve with fresh sliced lemon!
-serve also with more chopped cilantro as a garnish, really brightens it up!

I am half Mexican, and thought this tasted extremely authentic, particularly with fresh cilantro and lemon added as a garnish at the table. I also serve with warm corn tortillas to roll and dip inside.

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The recipe, as is, was a lunch bag let down. It definitely needs some pizzazz. There are many suggestions of adding chili powder, garlic powder and/or cumin...I wish we'd of done that!

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I would have given this a 5 but I had to make some alterations such as adding more spices to give this bland treat a little more pizazz! Overall I swapped sirloin for 99% FF turkey breast, used brown in stead of white rice and added an extra potato. The cooking time was a little longer due to the brown rice, but overall fabulous, healthy and fresh ingredients! It for sure needs garlic powder, salt, pepper, and chili powder as suggested by other reviewers.

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very tasty, although i must say tweaking was a must. the meatballs were very good. i'm not used to the cilantro and maybe used a little too much, but delish just the same. oh yes, I did add tomatoes.

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Fantastic!!!

I tweaked the recipe to my liking but the seasoning and making of the albondigas were fantastic and to die for!!! My husband [who is out hunting right now] is so jealous at the fact that we are eating this without him! I used the tomato puree that was given for Marcela's Mexico style pasta [a.k.a. fideo] along with some veggie broth, the mexican meatballs, a chicken boullion, some garlic salt & a little comino [cumin powder].
YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY......Love Mexican made easy!!! Keep'em recipes coming!!!!

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This is a very good soup, light weight and refreshing. I agree with the other reviewers, it was kind of bland so I too added some cumin, garlic, a dash of oregano and extra salt and pepper. I too added the whole can of tomato paste and some additional fresh cilantro. With these added seasonings, the soup is perfect! I'll definitely make this again.

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I wanted to give this a 5 star rating after I zipped it up a little. It was kind of bland originally. I added the cumin and garlic like the comments below, but then I also added a tsp. of Mrs. Dash, Table Blend, extra salt and pepper (like I said, it was bland and I also added the whole 6 oz. can of tomato paste. I also pre-cooked some long grain wild rice for the meatballs instead of using regular rice. (just to make it a little healthier Before serving, I also added a couple more Tblsp. of fresh cilantro while it was still simmering. Then it was AMAZING. I'll definitely make it again this winter.

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The flavor of this soup is fabulous! Made my own vegetable stock which is really easy. I would recommend adding cumin and garlic powder to the meatball mixture because they were kind of bland compared to the liquid. But overall, excellent.

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Really good soup. I added cumin and garlic salt (as another reviewer mentioned since I found it needed just a bit more seasoning. Great soup, will make again!