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Italian Wedding Soup

Catherine
This cozy, comforting soup is incredibly flavourful and so simple to make! Adorable little meatballs, mini pasta beads, fresh spinach and a flavourful broth come together to make this hearty soup that's a marriage made in heaven.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Soup
Cuisine Italian American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 335 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the meatballs:

  • 1/2 lb ground beef and pork mix
  • 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

For the soup:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 carrot diced
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 1 rib celery diced
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup acini di pepe
  • 3 cups spinach chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

For the meatballs:

  • To make the meatballs, preheat oven to 400F and place a baking rack on a baking tray.
  • Mix the meatball ingredients using 2 forks. Roll a small amount of mixture between your hands to form the meatballs. You will want to make them small in size so they are easy to eat in the soup.
  • Place on baking rack and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until they are cooked. Use a meat thermometer to ensure they are fully cooked. Remove from oven.

For the Soup:

  • Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the celery, carrot and onion and saute until softened, approximately 5 minutes.
  • Add the broth, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Add the acini di pepe and reduce heat to a low boil.
  • After 10 minutes, add the meatballs and continue to simmer until the pasta is fully cooked.
  • In the last minute of cooking, add the spinach. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.

Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.

Nutrition

Calories: 335kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 11gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 2141mgPotassium: 648mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4821IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 136mgIron: 4mg

The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.

Keyword fall, meatballs, pasta, spinach, winter
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