Italian Wedding Soup Recipe❤️

What makes these soups so wunderbar? They bring back such wonderful memories of my Mutti's kitchen. So, of course, I had to write my own soup e-cookbook to share with my grandchildren. I know you'll LOVE it, too!

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Italian Wedding Soup Recipe❤️

Ingredients:

Meatballs

• ½ lb ground lean pork
• ½ lb ground lean beef
• ⅓ cup bread crumbs
• 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 1 egg

Soup

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup chopped onions
• 2 stalks celery, finely diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup small pasta such as stars or orzo
• 12 oz. baby spinach or other greens (see 'a bit of this and a bit of that' below)
• salt and pepper

Instructions:

• Mix the meatball ingredients together well in a large bowl. Using a teaspoon as a measure, form into 1-inch balls and place onto a large plate. Cover and put in fridge until ready to use.
• Into a large soup pot, sauté onion in the olive oil until translucent. Add celery and garlic and cook for a further couple of minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken stock and bay leaf and bring to a boil. 
• Add meatballs and pasta making sure everything is submerged. Bring to boil, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir in spinach.
• Check that the meatballs are fully cooked. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
• Makes 7 - 8 servings.

A bit of this and a bit of that ...

• Add any green veggies you have in your fridge such as broccoli, chicory, escarole, green cabbage, kale, spinach, collard greens, etc. Shred them and add to soup.
• Instead of using a beef/pork mixture, you can take 1 lb of Italian Sausage, and remove the casings. Add 1 egg, 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs, and 1 Tbsp minced parsley. Mix and form into meatballs and use as above.
• If you have a delicious homemade chicken soup recipe, use that to make the stock.
• You can also use purchased stock or bouillon cubes and water.

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