albondigas (mexican meatball soup)

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chuck
• 1 - egg, beaten
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 stalk celery, minced
• 1/2 - carrot, minced
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon onion, minced
• FOR SOUP:
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced in chunks
• 1 can (16 oz.) diced tomatoes
• 2 small zucchini, sliced
• 2 small yellow squash, sliced
• 1 - carrot, sliced
• 1 large can sliced green chiles
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 - lime, juiced
• 1 can rotel diced tomatoes & chiles