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Italian Wedding Soup

Delicious old style Italian wedding soup made from scratch. This is flavorful, and hearty. Perfect for lunch or even dinner!
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 185Kcal

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

  • 1 onion small, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup parsley finely chopped fresh flat leafed
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup Italian bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 8 oz ground beef lean
  • 8 oz ground pork

For the soup

  • ½ lb escarole a type of lettuce - don't substitute a different kind of lettuce!
  • 10 cups chicken broth
  • 2 large eggs
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Prepare all your meatball ingredients such as chopping the onions, parsley and garlic cloves.
  • Add all meatball ingredients and mix well.
  • Divide meatball mixture into evenly sized meatballs. I use a ¾ inch cookie scooper to help me.
  • Roll meatballs into uniform balls
  • Add to 10 cups boiling/simmering chicken broth
  • Simmer 10 minutes
  • Add chopped (1 inch squares) of escarole
  • Cook another 10 minutes, making sure escarole is tender
  • Serve with french bread, if desired.
  • Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis' cookbook called 'giada's family dinners'.

Notes

 

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information is an estimate only provided as a courtesy using an ingredient database. Garnish and optional ingredients are not included in the calculations.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 185Kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 1011mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 733IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2mg