Italian Wedding Soup

 

Italian Wedding Soup

Italian Wedding Soup is a quick and easy soup recipe that is homemade with simple ingredients cooked in one pot on the stovetop, and takes only 30 minutes to make. This soup is loaded with vegetables, meatballs, and pasta. Worthy of any cold night dinner and served with Italian garlic bread. Leftovers freeze well. 

Servings 6 People

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon Butter 

2 tablespoons Olive oil

1 cup of Onion, Finely chopped

1 cup Carrots, Washed, Peeled, Diced

2 stalks of Celery, Washed, Diced

3 cloves Garlic finely minced

Salt to taste

Pepper To taste

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

½ cup White wine

7 cups of Chicken broth 

1 cup Acini di pepe pasta, Dry, Uncooked

1-pound Frozen small meatballs, Pre-cooked

5 oz. Baby spinach, Fresh, roughly chopped if you like

⅓ cup Parmesan/Romano cheese freshly grated, for topping

Instructions

Heat butter and oil in a large nonstick pot over medium-high heat.

Add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and cook for 5-7 minutes, until veggies are softened.

Add wine and deglaze the pan. Be sure to use a wooden spoon to scrape the bottom of the pot to get all the flavorful brown bits.

Add broth and bring to a boil.

Add pasta and meatballs and continue cooking, uncovered, for about 10-12 minutes or until pasta is cooked through.

Finally, mix in the spinach and immediately turn off the heat. Allow the heat to soften and wilt the spinach (about 2-4 minutes).

Serve in deep bowls with a generous topping of freshly grated Parmesan/Romano cheese, Italian Garlic bread, and a small salad. Enjoy!

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Phoenix University in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Ashford University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Gouche, and pastels. As a political operative having worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs that range from art to life coaching, to food, to writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week. 

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