Italian Wedding Soup
Make this easy Italian wedding soup recipe today! A beautiful marriage of greens, pasta, meatballs, and egg in a savory broth.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 435kcal
Ingredients
For the Wedding Soup
- 1 batch meatballs cooked (recipe follows)
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ onion roughly chopped
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 64 ounces chicken stock
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 head escarole roughly chopped
- 8 ounces cooked pasta such as ditalini or pastina
For the Meatballs:
- 1 pound meatloaf mix (or use ground beef, pork, veal, turkey, or chicken)
- 15 ounces ricotta (I prefer whole milk ricotta but part skim works too)
- ½ onion medium (cooked until tender and translucent)
- ½ cup breadcrumbs (I like plain dry breadcrumbs)
- 1 bunch fresh parsley finely minced (or substitute another type of herb)
- 1 egg large
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder (or a few cloves of fresh chopped garlic)
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
To Make the Wedding Soup:
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat until shimmering, then add the chopped onion, salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Saute until the onion is soft and translucent (approx. 5 minutes).
- Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a low simmer.
- Stir in the beaten egg.
- Add the escarole, meatballs, and cooked pasta, stirring to combine.
- Bring back to a simmer, allowing all the add-ins to warm through, then serve with a fat pinch of parmigiana reggiano on top.
To Make the Meatballs:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Place the meat, ricotta, onion, breadcrumbs, herbs, egg, salt, garlic, and pepper in a large bowl and lightly toss to combine.
- Roll about 1 tablespoon of the mixture into balls and place them in an oven-safe baking dish.
- Bake the meatballs until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (approx. 30 minutes).
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 935mg | Potassium: 585mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2153IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 4mg