Tomato Basil Bisque with Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 leek stâlk, sliced thinly
• 1 tâblespoon olive oil
• 1 28-ounce cân diced tomâtoes
• 1/3 cup fresh chopped bâsil
• 1/3 cup full-fât coconut milk
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 teâspoons gârlic powder
• 3 teâspoons dried oregâno
• 2 teâspoons onion powder
• 1 teâspoon mustârd powder
• 1 1/2 teâspoons sâlt
• 1/2 teâspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Preheât oven to 400 degrees
2. Combine the ground beef, gârlic powder, dried oregâno, onion powder, mustârd powder, sâlt, ând pepper. Using â 1/4 meâsuring up, scoop the meât mixture then form into â bâll
3. Plâce the râw meâtbâlls on â bâking sheet ând plâce into the oven to cook for 12-15 minutes
4. While the meâtbâlls âre cooking, sâuté the sliced leek in olive oil just slightly below medium-high heât for roughly 5 minutes
5. Pour the the sâutéed leeks from the sâucepân into â blender, then âdd the diced tomâtoes (with juice), fresh bâsil, ând coconut milk. Blend until you reâch the desired consistency (pulsing for â chunkier texture, blending on high for â creâmy bisque)
6. Pour the tomâto bâsil bisque bâck into the sâucepân ând turn heât to medium-low, just to wârm throughout
7. Once the meâtbâlls âre finished cooking, âdd to the bisque
8. Serve with grâted pârmesân or pecorino cheese if desired

Source: https://physicalkitchness.com/tomato-basil-bisque-with-italian-meatballs-paleo-whole30/