Name: Italian Wedding Soup
Ingredients: Meatballs:; 1/2 pound ground veal; 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs; 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese; 1 clove garlic minced; 2 Tbsp milk; 1 egg beaten; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground pepper; 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; Soup:; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 cup sweet onion finely chopped; 1 cup carrots finely chopped; 1 cup celery finely chopped; 2 cartons chicken stock (about 8 cups); 1 tsp oregano; 1/2 tsp ground black pepper; 1/2 cup ancini de pepe (small pasta); 2 cups baby spinach; 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Italian Wedding Soup. After reading everyone elses reviews this is what I did to make the best Italian wedding soup I've EVER tasted. I used to be intimidated to make Italian Wedding Soup. I have no Italian lineage and my mom never made it growing up, so for whatever reason it seemed easy to mess up.

Wedding soup consists of green vegetables (usually endive and escarole or cabbage, lettuce, kale, and/or spinach) and meat. This Italian wedding soup recipe is simple to make and the absolute BEST thing to eat! My whole family loves it, and yours will, too. You can have Italian Wedding Soup using 21 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Italian Wedding Soup

It's of Meatballs:.
It's 1/2 pound of ground veal.
Prepare 1/4 cup of panko bread crumbs.
Prepare 2 Tbsp of parmesan cheese.
Prepare 1 clove of garlic minced.
You need 2 Tbsp of milk.
Prepare 1 of egg beaten.
Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground pepper.
You need 1 1/2 tsp of Italian seasoning.
It's of Soup:.
You need 2 Tbsp of olive oil.
Prepare 1 cup of sweet onion finely chopped.
It's 1 cup of carrots finely chopped.
Prepare 1 cup of celery finely chopped.
You need 2 cartons of chicken stock (about 8 cups).
It's 1 tsp of oregano.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
It's 1/2 cup of ancini de pepe (small pasta).
Prepare 2 cups of baby spinach.
You need 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.

Calling this "Italian wedding soup" is somewhat of a misnomer since the dish is unrelated to weddings. The name is said to come from the words "minestra maritata," which mean "married soup." World's Best Italian Wedding Soup Italian Grandma Makes Hearty Cabbage Soup. Italian wedding soup really is such an easy soup to make.

Italian Wedding Soup instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients for the meatballs together and shape into small meatballs. Place on a pan lined with parchment paper and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until cooked through..
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan and saute the onion. Add the next five ingredients for the soup and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the ancini de pepe and simmer for another 6 minutes or until pasta is tender. Add meatballs, spinach and parmesan cheese and cook for 2 more minutes..
Serve and enjoy!.

The part that takes the most time is making the meatballs. You can use any combination of ground meat you like. The whole family loves this Italian wedding soup with tender meatballs, veggies and pasta in a rich, flavorful broth. Italian wedding soup has long been one of my favorite soups, but it's one I've never made myself, as I always assumed it was a chore to make all those meatballs before making the soup itself. This Italian wedding soup is meatballs, vegetables, greens and pasta all simmered together in a savory broth.