Description
Comforting Italian Wedding Soup with mini meatballs, tiny pasta, carrots, and fresh spinach in a light savory broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup carrots, diced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 3/4 cup acini di pepe pasta
- 3 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.
- Mix ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg, half the garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and black pepper. Form small meatballs.
- Brown meatballs in batches for 3 to 4 minutes and remove.
- Sauté onion, carrots, celery, and remaining garlic for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add chicken broth and bring to a gentle simmer. Stir in pasta and cook 8 to 10 minutes.
- Return meatballs to the pot and simmer 5 minutes until cooked through.
- Stir in spinach until wilted and serve warm.
Notes
- Keep meatballs small and evenly sized.
- Simmer gently for clear broth.
- Add greens at the end.
- Reheat with extra broth if needed.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: italian wedding soup recipe, classic meatball soup, homemade wedding soup, mini meatball pasta soup, comforting italian soup