Italian Wedding Soup

Name: Italian Wedding Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3/4lb ground beef; .75lb spicy ground sausage; 1 large egg; 2 teaspoons fine chopped fresh sage; 3 garlic cloves minced; 1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese; 1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs seasoned; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 medium yellow onion diced; 2 large carrots diced; 2 celery stalks diced; 6 cups of high quality chicken broth full sodium; 2 cups high quality beef broth full sodium; 2 cups water; 3/4 cup dry white wine; 1 cup acini di pepe; 4 oz fresh spinach de-stemmed chopped; 3/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese for topping; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

For either stovetop or crockpot

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:28:03 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

For Meatballs

0.75 lbground beef

0.75 lbspicy ground sausage

1egg

large

2 teaspoonsfresh sage

fine chopped

3garlic cloves

minced

½ cupparmesan cheese

fresh grated

⅓ cupItalian bread crumbs

For Soup

2 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil

6 cupschicken broth

high quality, full sodium

2 cupsbeef broth

high quality, full sodium

2 cupswater

¾ cupdry white wine

1 cupacini di pepe

4 ozfresh spinach

de-stemmed chopped

¾ cupParmesan cheese

fresh grated, for topping

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with foil and nonstick spray. Combine meatball ingredients until fully incorporated without over mixing.

Baking sheet

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Roll meatballs into marble size spheres (45-55 meatballs). Place in oven on tray for 18 minutes.

OvenHeat

Step 3

Once meatballs are in oven, heat olive oil in a large stock pot on medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and cook while stirring until softened (8 minutes).

CooktopHeat

Pot

Step 4

Add the chicken+beef broth, bay leaf, water, dry white wine, salt, pepper, and bring to a boil.

Step 5

Set meatballs aside once done in oven. Add pasta once soup is boiling and cook until Al dente (8 minutes). Taste the soup and adjust seasonings accordingly.

Step 6

Reduce to low heat and add spinach and meatballs.

Step 7

*if storing in crockpot now is the time to turn it on “keep warm” while empty*. Let soup cook another 10 minutes until meatballs are hot and spinach is wilted.