Italian Wedding Soup
Discover the ultimate comfort food with my Italian Wedding Soup recipe. Homemade meatballs, hearty vegetables, and a savory broth, perfect to warm your soul.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 8 oz ground beef
- 8 oz ground pork
- 1/2 cup fresh white bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 1/2 tsp dried or minced fresh oregano
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg, whisked
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and ground black pepper
Soup
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups diced carrots
- 1 1/4 cups diced yellow onion
- 3/4 cup diced celery
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup dry acini de pepe or orzo pasta
- 6 oz fresh spinach, chopped
- parmesan cheese to garnish
Instructions
Mouth-watering Meatballs
- Take out two mixing bowls. In the first bowl, add ground beef and pork. In another, put parmesan cheese, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, and breadcrumbs. Gently mix the second bowl. When all the ingredients are “married”, add it into the first bowl and mix.
- Form the mixture into adorable, bite-sized meatballs, about 1/2 inch in diameter.
- Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the meatballs and cook until browned, turning occasionally after 2 minutes to brown on all sides. Cook about 4 minutes total.
- Transfer the cooked meatballs to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb any excess oil, while leaving the remaining oil in the skillet for the next batch. Once all the meatballs are all cooked and resting on paper towels, gently pat them to remove any excess oil. (Keep in mind that the meatballs won't be fully cooked at this point, but they will finish cooking in the soup.)
Soup
- Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add carrots, onions and celery and sauté until veggies have softened about 6 - 8 minutes, add garlic and sauté 1 minute longer.
- Pour in chicken broth! Bring the chicken broth to a boil, season with salt and pepper, and add the pasta and meatballs. Reduce heat to a gentle boil (about medium-low heat) and let everything cook to perfection.
- Stir occasionally until pasta is tender and meatballs have cooked through, approximately 10 minutes. Add in chopped spinach then simmer for 1 more minute. Serve warm, sprinkle (generously) with parmesan cheese.