3 easy meatball bean pot Recipes

chopped well-rinsed leeks, white and light green parts only (discard dark green tops), celery, diced, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh thyme, stripped from stem, fresh bay leaves, vegetable stock (i used 1 of each) or 2 quarts beef stock (i used 1 of each), spaghetti sauce, diced turnips, diced carrots, sliced fresh green beans, salt or substitute, black pepper, cayenne pepper sauce (optional), red bell pepper, seeded and diced, frozen corn, frozen peas, fully cooked meatballs (optional) or 1 lb chopped cooked beef (optional) or 1 lb other cooked meat (optional), uncooked macaroni noodles, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

olive oil, frozen meatballs, onion, chopped, beef broth (or 5 bouillon cubes and 5 cups water), diced tomatoes, italian-style, peeled and sliced carrot, about 1/8-inch thick, sliced celery, about 1/4-inch thick, chopped green pepper, dried oregano, dried basil, chopped fresh italian parsley, elbow macaroni, kidney beans, rinsed and drained, grated parmesan cheese (to garnish )