Italian Wedding Soup

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings: people

The BEST Italian Wedding Soup! Filled with homemade meatballs, fresh vegetables and tiny bits of pasta. Total comfort food any day of the year!

Ingredients

WEDDING SOUP INSTRUCTIONS

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced
1 tablespoon shallot, minced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
24 meatballs, or 24 ½ -inch in diameter prepared meatballs
8 cups chicken broth
1 cup acini di pepe pasta
2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste
parmesan cheese, Freshly grated to taste

MEATBALLS INSTRUCTIONS ( only if you want to make them at home)

1 pound ground sirloin
½ pound ground pork sausage
2 shallots, peeled and diced small
2 eggs, slightly beaten
½ cup parmesan cheese
¼ cup breadcrumbs
salt and pepper
1 slice slice of bread, white bread, torn into small bite size
2 tablespoons Italian fresh parsley, finely chopped.
Worcestershire sauce, a few dashes
2 tablespoons milk

US - Metric

Instructions

WEDDING SOUP INSTRUCTIONS

In a soup pot, combine olive oil, basil, and shallots over medium-high heat. Sauté for 2 minutes, then add carrots, meatballs, and chicken broth.
When the mixture begins to simmer, stir in the pasta. Cook for 15 minutes or until pasta is tender.
Add chopped fresh spinach cover and cook an additional 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with parmesan.

MEATBALLS INSTRUCTIONS

Cook onion in olive oil until translucent. When they are ready, let them rest until cool off.
Meanwhile, put the slices of bread with the milk. Mix well until the bread absorbs all the milk.
Add the parsley, blend them well and let them rest for 10 minutes.
Add all the other ingredients to the bread-milk mixture and mix well.
With an ice cream scooper big enough to make ½ inch meatball, scoop up the meat, and roll it in between the palm of your hand to form a small ball.

Nutrition

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.