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" For a quick weeknight dinner, I alway try to have a couple packages of precooked meatballs in the freezer. They&amp;#039;re perfect for the usual crowd-pleaser, spaghetti with meatballs, but I also make Greek pitas, meatball subs or just serve them on toothpicks with ketchup. Last night I made soup with onions, carrots, pasta and greens. We tried out a couple different brands of meatballs in the soup, and here&amp;#039;s the one that came out on top:  These are Trader Joe&amp;#039;s fully cooked turkey meatballs. They&amp;#039;re a little bigger than the meatballs shown in the picture at the top of the page, but they&amp;#039;re firmer, too. For this soup you could use your favorite frozen meatballs, whether they&amp;#039;re veggie, chicken, beef, pork. I warmed up the meatballs in the microwave according to the package directions, then added them to the finished soup.  For the soup, I started by sauteing 1/2 small onion in olive oil, then added 2 peeled and diced carrots. Cooked for a couple of minutes to soften, then added 1 minced garlic clove. Next I added 6 cups chicken broth (I like Better Than Bouillon, reconstituted) and brought it to a boil. Added about 1 1/2 cups shell-shaped pasta and simmered until tender, according to package directions. (Oh, if you have a Parmesan rind, add that, too.) Placed cooked meatballs in individual bowls, then ladeled the soup on top. Grated more Parmesan over everything. Check out this story for more ideas using frozen meatballs, and other staples from the freezer section: Easy Ways to Upgrade Frozen Foods "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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