Meatball Soup

**this is adapted from a recipe on The Food Network website. Basically, I substituted frozen meatballs for freshly made. Much easier and faster and still very good. I also made it in a crockpot**

2 TBL olive oil

1/2 cup chopped yellow onion

1/4 cup chopped celery

2 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 (14.5 ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed with your hands, with their juice

2 TBL tomato paste

2 (14 oz) cans reduced-sodium beef broth

1 pkg frozen Italian meatballs

1/2 cup ditalini or other small pasta shape for soups

3 cups baby spinach leaves

2 TBL chopped fresh basil leaves

Saute onion, celery, and garlic in olive oil until translucent. Place all ingredients except basil into crock pot and set on low until meatballs are heated through. Add basil right before serving.