Italian Wedding Soup

White bowl filled with meatball and pastaq soup with spoon in it.

Italian wedding soup is a classic comfort food that combines savory meatballs, vegetables, and tiny round pasta in a flavorful chicken broth. This entire soup comes together in about 35 minutes time thanks to the help of premade meatballs.

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine American, Italian

Diet Low Salt

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 347kcal

Author Katie

Equipment

1 Cutting Board
1 Knife
Measuring Spoons
Measuring Cups

Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oi
1 cup shredded carrots
1 white onion diced
1 celery rib diced
4 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
64 ounces Chicken Broth
24 mini meatballs
1 cup acini de pepe (pasta)
1 cup fresh spinach chopped
salt and pepper to taste
parmesan cheese for topping

Instructions

In a large stock pot, on medium heat melt the butter and extra virgin olive oil. Add in the chopped carrot and onion and sauté for 5 minutes until it begins to soften. Then add in one cup chicken broth, garlic and Italian Seasoning. Cook with the lid on for 10 minutes, stirring often
Increase the heat to high, add in the remaining chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Once at a boil add the acini de pepe pasta and meatballs. Lower to medium heat and cook for 10 minutes until pasta is almost cooked.
Add in the chopped spinach and salt and pepper to taste. Remove the soup from the heat and ladle into bowls. Top with Parmesan cheese if desired and enjoy.

Notes

Pasta - If you don't happen to have Acini di pepe (the small pearled pasta) on hand you can use pearled couscous, orzo pasta, or even ditalini.
Meat - Use high-quality meat for the meatballs. The better the quality, the better the taste.
Meatballs - To save time, you can use frozen meatballs instead of making your own.
Broth - If you don't have chicken broth on hand, you can use vegetable broth instead.

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