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Make this Italian Wedding Soup with homemade meatballs, colorful vegetables, spinach, and orzo pasta that will be loved by the whole family.
Wedding soup or Italian wedding soup is an Italian soup consisting of green vegetables and meat. It is popular in the United States, where it is a staple in many Italian restaurants
Italian Wedding Soup
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings depending on size 1x
- Category: Soups, Stews
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
Make this Italian Wedding Soup with homemade meatballs, colorful vegetables, and spinach, and orzo pasta that will be loved by the whole family.
Ingredients
- 500g Ground Meat
- 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Egg (beaten)
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 Tsp. Dried Oregano
- 1 Tsp. Dried Parsley
- 2–3 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Soup
- 1 Large Onion (diced)
- 2 Stalks of Celery (diced)
- 2 Large Carrots (diced)
- 4–5 Cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 Bag of Baby Spinach
- 1 liter of Vegetable Stock
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 cup (250 ml) Orzo (uncooked)
- 1 Bunch of Dill (chopped)
- Extra Parmesan (garnish)
Instructions
- Combine all the meatball ingredients together and shape.
- Heat olive oil and brown meatballs.
- Set aside.
- In the same pan, add the onion, carrots, and celery and cook till soft.
- Add in garlic, salt, pepper, and dill.
- Cook for about 5 minutes.
- Pour in the stock and bring to a boil.
- Add in the pasta and meatballs and cook till pasta is tender and meatballs are fully cooked.
- Stir in the spinach and turn off the heat.
- Garnish with parmesan and enjoy!!
- Usually made with a mix of beef & pork but you could use your choice of ground meat.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Rochelle from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 338
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 703
- Fat: 23
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 7
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 25
- Cholesterol: 106
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This sounds absolutely delicious. I’m surprised I’ve never had this before. Pinning
Thanks, Pam, hopefully, you will give it a try and enjoy it
Esme, this soup sounds like a full meal to me. meat balls, Pasta, Spinach yummmm. Winter never sounded warmer
I totally agree with you its a full meal and nothing more is needed, maybe just some freshly baked bread!