Italian Wedding Soup
Have you been craving some Italian wedding soup and wish to learn how to make it? It's actually super easy. Follow this recipe and you'll soon have a delicious soup ready.
Ingredients
Soup
- 1 bay leaf optional
- 2 32 oz chicken broth cartons
- 1 32 oz chicken bone broth carton
- 1 bag/container fresh baby spinach or 1 bunch escarole
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp oregano optional
- 4 celery stocks
- 5 whole carrots
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 12 oz pearl couscous or acini de pepe
Meatballs
- 1 egg
- 1 small onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley
- 1 slice sourdough bread can also use white bread or bread crumbs
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb 1/2 lb ground pork
Instructions
Meatballs
- Finely chop the onion, garlic cloves, parsley, and sourdough bread. Place into a mixing bowl.
- Add the egg into the bowl and stir until everything is evenly mixed.
- Then, add the beef and pork and mix until well combined.
- Form small meatballs and place them on a cookie sheet/s and set aside.
Soup
- In a separate small pot, prepare the pearl couscous according to the packing directions. Once done, add in the olive oil, mix, and set aside.
- Slice your carrots and celery to your liking.
- Roughly chop the spinach.
- Into your large main pot, add the chicken broth and spinach. Cook for a few minutes until the spinach has wilted.
- Carefully add the meatballs and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Then, add your bay leaf, carrots, and celery and let it simmer until the carrots are soft.
- Once the couscous is done, turn off the heat and add in the bone broth and stir for a richer flavor and added benefits.
- Season with salt, pepper, and oregano to taste.
- Serve by adding couscous into a bowl then adding in the soup.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Can use homemade stock instead of store-bought broth.
- Can also use vegetable broth instead.
- Double the recipe if you can. Or double the meatballs and freeze half.
- Can season with red pepper flakes or parmesan cheese.
- Can substitute meats with ground turkey, chicken, lamb, sausage, or cooked shredded chicken.
- Substitute for pearl couscous: rice, orzo, or green lentils.
- Can use store-bought frozen meatballs instead.
- Add half a parmesan rind for a few minutes in the broth for even more flavor.
- Substitute for spinach: escarole or kale.
- Want more vegetables? Try zucchini.
- When the soup is almost done, you can beat an egg with a bit of lemon and stir it into the pot.