Recipe

Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Ravenseyes / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago Having tried many different versions of this soup - I came up with my own - less fatty and more taste Prep:15m Cook:60m Servings:10	Ravenseyes
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Ingredients

3 garlic cloves minced

1 medium onion diced

3/4 cup finely diced carrot

1 10 oz package chopped spinach (frozen)

12 cups of chicken stock (homemade or college inn)

1/2 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp basil

1 tsp Italian spice

2 cups un cooked pastini ( small pearl like pasta)

Meatballs:

2 lbs extra lean beef (I used ground chicken or turkey at times)

1/2 cup onion grated

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups italian bread crumbs

3/4 cup grated parmasan cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Prepare your meatballs first, mixing all the ingrediants listed under meatballs - form into small meatballs - less than 1/2" in diameter.

Place into a frying pan and cook till 3/4 done or a nice brown coating is developed.

Place on paper towels to drain any fats. Remove all fats from the pan and deglaze the frying pan with 1 cup of chicken stock. Reserve this stock.

In a large soup pot add 1 tbsp olive oil, add onions, garlic and carrot. Saute till tender. Approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

Add your chicken stock, basil, italian spice and oregano. Allow 10 minutes of simmer time.

Add frozen spinach and allow to melt into soup. Cook for 5 - 10 minutes.

Add meatballs, and reserved stock from deglazing the fry pan.

Cook your pastini to el dente. Add to soup.

Serve with fresh grated Parmasan Reggiano cheese.

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Comments

leroux 2 years, 1 month ago said:
I LOVE Italian Wedding soup and could probably eat it everyday and never grow tired of it. I like to use escarole instead of spinach. Thanks for the yummy recipe! (P.S. My in-laws live in Tom's River)

canzi 2 years ago said:
I've been looking for this recipe. Thank you for posting! Thanks for being my buddy too!

krumkake 1 year, 12 months ago said:
My youngest daugter's favorite soup - I can't wait to give this a try...beautiful picture, too!

noir 1 year, 11 months ago said:
A favorite in my home! Excellent! :)

silentwriter 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Being 1/2 Italian I've always loved this kind of soup so got to give it a try.

renew20later 1 year, 7 months ago said:
This is such a wonderful soup that is hard to find a good recipe for. Thanks so much for a recipe that is economical and good.

lincolntoot 1 year ago said:
This is one of my favorite soups and this sounds like a wonderful recipe. I will have to adapt it slighly - I am allergic to wheat but with a few adjustments I know it will be awesome! Thanks for the 5 post!

lovinfood420 8 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Right on!

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