Tomato Basil Bisque with Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

    1 leek stalk, sliced thinly
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
    1/3 cup fresh chopped basil
    1/3 cup full-fat coconut milk
    1 pound ground beef
    2 teaspoons garlic powder
    3 teaspoons dried oregano
    2 teaspoons onion powder
    1 teaspoon mustard powder
    1 1/2 teaspoons salt
    1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

• heat kitchen appliance to four hundred degrees

• mix the bottom beef, garlic powder, dried oregano, onion powder, mustard powder, salt, and pepper. employing a 1/4 mensuration up, scoop the meat mixture then kind into a ball

• Place the raw meatballs on a baking sheet and place into the kitchen appliance to cook for 12-15 minutes

• whereas the meatballs square measure change of state, sauté the sliced leek in vegetable oil simply slightly below medium-high heat for roughly five minutes

• Pour the the saute leeks from the cooking pan into a liquidiser, then add the diced tomatoes (with juice), recent basil, and coconut milk. mix till you reach the required consistency (pulsing for a chunkier texture, mixing on high for a creamy bisque)

• Pour the tomato basil soup into the cooking pan and switch heat to medium-low, simply to heat throughout

• Once the meatballs square measure finished change of state, raise the soup

• Serve with grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese if desired