Bavarian Meatball Stew

"This thick, tangy soup has been one of our favorites ever since my daughter gave me the recipe years ago," says Janice Mitchell of Aurora, Colorado. "It's satisfying any time, but especially wonderful on a chilly evening."

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This was soooooooooo good and easy. It was very hearty and a great change from the meat & potatoes that my husband usuanlly wants. And I had most of the ingredience around the house. Kudos to the recipe donor.

My husband is a very fussy eater...does not like a lot of things.He won't even taste sauerkraut...well he did tonight.He had this Bavarian Meatball Stew and raved at the taste!It was so delicious...thank you for sharing this recipe! Claudette.

This sounds really good. Just

wish there wasn't so much

sodium in it.

I make this with purchased meatballs, usually the small party meatballs from Trader Joe's. Not having to make the meatballs from scratch saves a lot of time. This is one of our favorite family meals. We put a mound of mashed potatoes in the center of a bowl, make a depression and put the stew on top.

I added 1 large carton of salt free vegetable broth to help dilute the sodium content somewhat, It still tasted great. Next time I may leave out the Lipton soup mix though, you could always use fresh or dried onion flakes to a similar purpose.