The Garlic Diaries

Food and Life with a Punch of Flavor

  • About Me
  • Recipes
  • Life
    • Marriage
    • Parenting
    • Meal Plans
    • Random
  • Contact Me

Rigatoni Meatball Soup

May 26, 2020 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

Jump to Recipe
Rigatoni Meatball Soup - Super simple homemade meatballs simmered in a delicious tomato broth for a quick 20 mins! Stir in rigatoni at the end for a hearty, deliciously flavorful dinner! TheGarlicDiaries.com

We’ve got a meatball sub/spaghetti and meatballs/tomato soup mashup situation goin’ on with this, and I am so SO here for it. The meatballs (super simple recipe) are tender and delicious, the broth is deeply flavorful, and the rigatoni adds a hearty, satisfying bite!

Making meatballs from scratch may seem a little intimidating, but I do it ALL the time – it can be really quick and easy! It’s worth the slight bit of extra effort, in my opinion. But if you want to take an extra short cut and buy frozen, you can totally do that too.

Rigatoni Meatball Soup - Super simple homemade meatballs simmered in a delicious tomato broth for a quick 20 mins! Stir in rigatoni at the end for a hearty, deliciously flavorful dinner! TheGarlicDiaries.com

The prep/rolling/browning of the meatballs is most time consuming part of this soup, and even those steps are pretty short and sweet. But other than that, all you have to do is a quick saute of your onion and garlic and then a super fast 20 minute simmer of everything together, meatballs and all!

While it’s simmering, you cook your rigatoni, stir that into the finished soup, top with mozzarella (totally optional) and serve with crusty bread (also totally optional)!

Rigatoni Meatball Soup - Super simple homemade meatballs simmered in a delicious tomato broth for a quick 20 mins! Stir in rigatoni at the end for a hearty, deliciously flavorful dinner! TheGarlicDiaries.com

This is one of those meals that I crave often ever since I made it the first time. It’s satisfying, comforting, and so, so yummy. I just love a good meatball, and this soup is full of ’em!

Try it – you will LOVE IT. It’s a soup you can enjoy all year long; I’m an all-year-round soup eater. If that offends you deeply đŸ˜‰, make sure you file this baby away for fall and winter!! It’s worth the save – promise!

WATCH how to make this Rigatoni Meatball Soup below!

Rigatoni Meatball Soup - Super simple homemade meatballs simmered in a delicious tomato broth for a quick 20 mins! Stir in rigatoni at the end for a hearty, deliciously flavorful dinner! TheGarlicDiaries.com
Print

Rigatoni Meatball Soup

Rigatoni Meatball Soup - Super simple homemade meatballs simmered in a delicious tomato broth for a quick 20 mins! Stir in rigatoni at the end for a hearty, deliciously flavorful dinner! TheGarlicDiaries.com

This delicious soup is hearty, SO flavorful, and easy to make!

  • Author: Annie Chesson
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 5 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale

For the meatballs:

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup panko
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

For the soup:

  • 3 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
  • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes (I blended up a can of whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes)
  • 3 cups broth (I used chicken, any type will work)
  • 8 oz rigatoni pasta (half of a 1 pound box)
  • Optional add-ons: mozzarella for topping and crusty toasted bread for dipping!

Instructions

Make the meatballs:

  1. In a bowl, combine your ground beef, panko, egg, salt, basil, and oregano. Mix with your hands to combine and then roll into balls that are approximately 1 tablespoon in size (I use my 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to measure out – super easy!)

Make the soup:

  1. In a large pot, add some olive oil over medium high heat. Brown your meatballs in batches – you don’t want to overcrowd the pan. I did mine in 2 batches. Brown them on multiple sides and then remove to a plate or baking sheet
  2. When all the meatballs are browned and set aside, add more olive oil to your pan, and add your onion and garlic + some salt and pepper.
  3. Saute until the onions have softened, and then stir in your oregano, basil, and pepper flakes.
  4. Let this cook for about 30 seconds and then add your canned tomatoes and broth + some salt and pepper. Add your meatballs back into the broth
  5. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes
  6. Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil and cook your rigatoni according to package instructions. Drain and set aside
  7. When your 20 minute simmer is done, remove the pot from the heat, stir in your rigatoni, and season to taste with salt and pepper
  8. Sprinkle mozzarella over each bowl and serve with toasty bread! (Both totally optional – it’s delicious as is)

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 cups
  • Calories: 465
  • Sugar: 8 g
  • Sodium: 464 mg
  • Fat: 15 g
  • Saturated Fat: 6 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 45 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 32 g
  • Cholesterol: 44 mg

Did you make this recipe?

Share a photo and tag us — we can’t wait to see what you’ve made!

If you make this or any of my other recipes, be sure to Instagram it and tag @thegarlicdiaries so I can see!

Pin It

Filed Under: All Recipes, Dairy Free, Dinner, Fall Recipes, One Pot Meals, Soup Tagged With: dairy allergy, dairy free cooking, dairy free meatball soup, dairy free soup, meatball soup, one pot dairy free, one pot meal, one pot soup, rigatoni, soup recipes

« Teriyaki Salmon Bowls
Banh Mi Turkey Burgers »

Want posts delivered directly to your inbox? Subscribe to The Garlic Diaries today!

Comments

  1. Lee Russell says

    May 27, 2020 at 7:22 am

    Okay I know now, what I am eating tonight, thanks for sharing :)

    Reply
    • Annie Chesson says

      June 1, 2020 at 10:43 am

      Yay! Let me know how it turns out, Lee!!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

Search

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Annie Chesson
I am a passionate Christian, wife, cooking addict, and mom to the two sweetest boys in the world! Join me in my journey to create delicious, flavorful food. More About Me...

Subscribe to The Garlic Diaries

view my food post on usrg.com

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress