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  • Italian Wedding Soup

    6 votes
    Italian Wedding Soup
    Prep: 20 min Cook: 35 min Servings: 8
    by Nancy Miyasaki
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    This recipe is simple and delicious. Our kids loved the turkey meatballs. It's got a relatively mellow flavor akin to chicken noodle, but a bit more interesting and complex. Great comfort food with a healthier twist!

    Ingredients

    • 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
    • 2/3 cups bread crumbs
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • 3 Tbsp fresh Italian parsley
    • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan plus extra for serving
    • 3 Tbsp milk
    • 1 x-large egg, beaten
    • Kosher salt and pepper to taste
    • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 medium yellow onion, minced
    • 3 carrots cut in 1/4 inch pieces
    • 2 stalks celery cut in 1/4 inch pieces
    • 10 cups chicken broth or stock
    • 1/2 cup dry white wine
    • 1 cup small pasta
    • 12 oz baby spinach
    • 1 15.5 oz can cannelini beans (optional)

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine turkey, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, Parmesan, milk, egg,1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper in a bowl. Form into 1 1/4 inch meatballs and bake on a greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes until lightly browned.
    2. While the meatballs are baking, heat olive oil in a large soup pot at medium-low and cook onion, carrots, and celery about 5 min till softened.
    3. Add chicken broth and wine (and cannelini beans if using) and bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 6-8 minutes until tender. Add the meatballs and simmer for about 2 minutes. Add the spinach and cook another minute until wilted.
    4. Serve with grated parmesan cheese.

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    Reviews

    • John Spottiswood
      John Spottiswood
      I put my portion of this soup in a separate pot at the end and added about three times as much spinach as recommended, while loading in only about half as many turkey meatballs as recommended. I thought my version was very tasty and would recommend it if you are looking for a delicious way to eat a lot of healthy greens without as many calories.
      • Jenn W
        Terrific! Threw it together quickly and everyone at our house (and those who came for dinner) enjoyed it-
        Looking forward to the leftovers-
        • Lois
          Lois
          OMG so good I will never eat canned Italian Wedding again. I mixed the meatball part in the food processor and bought precut carrots and celery. Made the meatballs a half inch sho they could be eaten without cutting.

          Comments

          • Andra Ruscoe
            Andra Ruscoe
            I love the look of this recipe because it has so many veggies! I don't care for spinach in my soup, when I make my Italian meatball soup, I use broccoli rabe or turnip greens.

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