Recipe: Tasty Italian Wedding Soup

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. 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." This Italian wedding soup recipe is simple to make and the absolute BEST thing to eat! You can cook Italian Wedding Soup using 21 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Italian Wedding Soup

1. You need of Meatballs:.
2. It's 1/2 pound of ground veal.
3. It's 1/4 cup of panko bread crumbs.
4. You need 2 Tbsp of parmesan cheese.
5. Prepare 1 clove of garlic minced.
6. You need 2 Tbsp of milk.
7. You need 1 of egg beaten.
8. It's 1 tsp of salt.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of ground pepper.
10. You need 1 1/2 tsp of Italian seasoning.
11. You need of Soup:.
12. You need 2 Tbsp of olive oil.
13. Prepare 1 cup of sweet onion finely chopped.
14. Prepare 1 cup of carrots finely chopped.
15. It's 1 cup of celery finely chopped.
16. You need 2 cartons of chicken stock (about 8 cups).
17. You need 1 tsp of oregano.
18. It's 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
19. You need 1/2 cup of ancini de pepe (small pasta).
20. You need 2 cups of baby spinach.
21. You need 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.

My whole family loves it, and yours will, too. The whole family loves this Italian wedding soup with tender meatballs, veggies and pasta in a rich, flavorful broth. Italian wedding soup really is such an easy soup to make. The part that takes the most time is making the meatballs.

Italian Wedding Soup instructions

1. 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..
2. 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..
3. Serve and enjoy!.

You can use any combination of ground meat you like. Served at every Italian-American wedding across the nation, Italian Wedding Soup is something no self-respecting Italian-American couple would ever think of getting married without it. This Italian wedding soup is meatballs, vegetables, greens and pasta all simmered together in a savory broth. The perfect way to warm up on a cold day! Italian Wedding Soup is a traditional Italian soup made with juicy, herb-Parmesan infused pork meatballs, acini de pepe, carrots, celery, and spinach all simmered in a bold, rich, aromatic, broth - it.