- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 65 minutes
Ingredients:
| For The Meatballs: | |
| 2 lb | Lean Ground Beef |
| 2 | Eggs |
| 1 | Medium White Onion, chopped |
| 1 | Jalapeno, chopped |
| ½ cup | Crushed Tortilla Chips |
| 1 tsp | Cumin |
| 1 tsp | Cayenne |
| 1 tsp | Salt |
| ½ tsp | Pepper |
| 2 Tbsp | Olive Oil |
| For The Soup: | |
| 2 | Zucchini |
| 3 | Roma Tomatoes |
| 4 | Tomatillos |
| 1 | Jalapeno |
| 1 | Medium White Onion |
| 1 | Whole Green Bell Pepper |
| 4 | Carrots |
| 1 can | Black Beans, 15 ounces, drained |
| 1 can | Corn, 14.5 ounces, drained |
| 1 can | Kidney Beans, 15 ounces, drained |
| 2 | Limes, juiced |
| 1 can | Diced Green Chiles, 4 ounces |
| 2 cans | Chicken Stock, 14.5 ounce cans |
| 1 can | Diced Tomatoes, 15 ounce can |
| 1 can | Stewed Tomatoes, 15 ounce can |
| 1 pkg | Ranch Dressing Mix |
| 1 pkg | Taco Seasoning Mix |
| 1½ tsp | Salt |
| 1 tsp | Pepper |
Directions:
To prepare the meatballs, place all ingredients except olive oil into a large mixing bowl. Using a fork, stir together and break up the beef. Once mixed, form meat into 1-inch balls.
Over medium heat, add olive oil. Once oil is warm, add in meatballs and brown each ball about 2 minutes per side. Remove meatballs from pan onto paper towels to drain the grease.
For the soup, put zucchini, tomatoes, tomatillos, jalapeno, onion, bell pepper, and carrots into a food processor. Pulse until everything if finely chopped. Once chopped, place vegetables in a large soup pan. Over medium high heat add black beans, corn, kidney beans, juice from two limes, green chiles, chicken stock, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, ranch dressing mix, and taco seasoning mix. Stir to combine. Add in browned meatballs. Bring soup to a boil, then let simmer for about 35 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish with cilantro and monterey jack cheese.
Helpful Tips:
This recipe comes together fast even though there are quite a few ingredients. A lot of these are items you will already have in your pantry.

