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    Home » Recipes » Amish Beef Dishes

    Hearty Amish Meatball Stew

    Published: Feb 2, 2022 · Updated: Oct 1, 2022 by Kevin Williams | 10 Comments

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    A hearty bowl of meatball stew!

    Some recipes, like this Hearty Amish Meatball Stew, are just real gems and this is one of them.  Imagine the heartiness and depth and richness of meatballs combined with the comfort of a stew and that is what you get with this recipe. Amish cooking, at its core, is comfort foot. And what could be more comforting on a cold,blustery day when you've just come in from milking cows or putting up a fence than sitting down to a thick, meaty stew?

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    • 🧆Meatball Stew Ingredients
    • 📋Meatball Stew Instructions
    • 🧆More Amish Meatball Recipes
    • 🖨️Printer-Friendly Meatball Stew Recipe

    Delicious Meatball Stew!

    Meatballs are another example of a dish that was traditional Italian that has found favor among the Amish.  It’s easy to see why. I mean,  meatballs are so simple and the ingredients so accessible that it just makes sense. Ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, and a sauce, those are all mainstays in Amish kitchens.  You can add a gazillion variations to traditional meatballs.  My Italian grandmother always packed meatballs with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.  She considered the “secret” to be the Parmesan cheese.

    Stews also common on Amish farms during the winter, so this meatball stew recipe combines the best of two favorite dishes!

    This Amish Hearty Meatball Stew recipe came from an Amish woman in Canada.

    Gathering the ingredients....

    I love the onion in this recipe, onions in meatballs just give this really great flavor. But if you are not a fan of onion, you can definitely leave it out. Chop some celery fine and sub for the onion if you want the crunch without the onion flavor.

    Combining all the ingredients...

    Many Amish cooks would use their own homemade bread to make bread crumbs for this recipe, but you can use store-bought, or homemade. Feel free to season your bread crumbs for extra flavor.

    Making meatballs...

    This recipe will make about 24 medium meatballs, you could vary the size, though. Make 12 large meatballs (yes, please!) or a bunch of mini-meatballs.

    Simmering....
    A hearty bowl of meatball stew!

    This meatball stew would be super with some crusty bread on the side. You really don't need veggies for a side dish because this is an all-in-one-meal. Has a little bit of something for everyone. Feel free to experiment with the different veggies you add. I'd love some mushrooms in this. Perhaps even some corn and spinach. Whatever veggie you like to see in a soup, add it to this. And as the cold winter settles on us, enjoy this soup!

    🧆Meatball Stew Ingredients

    • 1 1 /2 pounds hamburger,
    • 1 cup soft bread crumbs
    • 1 /4 cup finely chopped onions
    • 1 beaten egg,
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 /2 teaspoon marjoram
    • 1 /4 teaspoon thyme
    • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
    • 1 can condensed tomato soup
    • 1 can beef broth (10 1 /2 ounces)
    • 4 medium potatoes, pared and quartered
    • 4 carrots, scraped and cut into 1 inch chunks
    • 8 small white onions, peeled
    • 2 teaspoons parsley, chopped

    📋Meatball Stew Instructions

    1. Combine the first 7 ingredients.
    2. Shape into 24 meatballs in oil in a 4-quart pan and drain, then cook until brown.
    3. Add condensed soups and vegetables.
    4. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
    5. Add parsley. Makes 5 – to 8 servings.

    🧆More Amish Meatball Recipes

    More mighty meatball favorites!

    Meatball Sub Casserole

    A hearty dish!

    Barbecue Beefy Meatballs

    Delicious!

    Mennonite Ham Meatballs

    Enjoy these!

    My Grandma's Italian Meatballs

    These are amazing!

    🖨️Printer-Friendly Meatball Stew Recipe

    Hearty Amish Meatball Stew

    5 from 2 votes
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Amish

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ pounds hamburger
    • 1 cup bread crumbs soft
    • ¼ cup chopped onions
    • 1 egg beaten
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon marjoram
    • 1 /4  teaspoon thyme
    • 2   tablespoons  cooking oil
    • 1 can condensed tomato soup
    • 1 can beef broth 10.5 ounce can
    • 8  onions small, white onions peeled
    • 2 teaspoons parsley
    • 4 medium potatoes pared and quartered
    • 4 carrots scraped and cut into 1 inch chunks

    Instructions
     

    • Combine the first 7 ingredients.
    • Shape into 24 meatballs in oil and drain, then cook until brown in a 4-quart pan.
    • Add condensed soups and vegetables.
    • Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
    • Add parsley. Makes 5 – to 8 servings.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    Comments

    1. Merry Bauman

      January 27, 2021 at 5:09 pm

      Confusing instructions. Put raw meatballs into oil and then add all the other ingredients? How about cook meatballs in oil, drain, and then add the meatballs and other ingredients?
      I wanted to try this, but have never made meatballs before. Good info on how to make them, but how long do they cook in oil?

      Reply
      • Kevin Williams

        January 27, 2021 at 6:24 pm

        Thanks for the question, I did clarify the instructions, they should read: cook meatballs in oil, drain, and then add the meatballs and other ingredients. Hope that helps. Good luck!

        Reply
    2. Esther

      January 27, 2021 at 5:33 pm

      In the recipe it lists:
      1 can beef brown (10 1 /2 ounces
      Beef brown what?
      Please clarify thank you.

      Reply
      • Kevin Williams

        January 27, 2021 at 6:23 pm

        Beef broth, I changed to clarify

        Reply
    3. Lisa

      January 27, 2021 at 8:51 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Kevin,a great recipe.I was living in Mansfield Ohio when the blizzard of 78 hit,we could hardly get out our door it was really deep.We were on a busy street,it was closed down people were snowmobiling,and sking down our street,we walked with our dad a block down to a little store for a few things. It was so cold..My dad never missed work he tried to go the police said turn around. We never lost heat but it was hard to keep the house warm. A semi was buried in the snow and a snow plow hit it,never saw it.I'll never forget that storm,I've not seen another like it.

      My dad never missed work and he tried to go the police said turn around

      Reply
      • Kevin Williams

        January 27, 2021 at 10:41 pm

        THanks, Lisa, that a was a great description of the blizzard...since I wasn't here to enjoy it, I have to experience it through the memories of others...

        Reply
    4. Denise Enright

      January 27, 2021 at 10:53 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you so much for this recipe.. it was easy to prepare and was a great warmer- upper supper,.. as we did have a Blizzard/Artic River come through my area last night. and shoveled 36” this morning in higher elevations of Reno NV.... More snow expected tonight

      Reply
      • Kevin Williams

        January 27, 2021 at 11:13 pm

        Glad you liked the stew, Denise, and, SIGH, we just never get snow in Ohio, 36" inches would be amazing!

        Reply
    5. Jean Crain

      January 28, 2021 at 5:45 am

      Kevin, The Print Recipe version leaves our the potatoes & carrots.
      Looking forward to trying it!

      Reply
      • Kevin Williams

        January 28, 2021 at 9:18 am

        Thanks, Jean, I added those into the print version, I hope you like it!

        Reply

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