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 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Italian Wedding Soup

1. You need 1 of small sliced onion.
2. You need 2 stalks of celery, cut into 1/4 in pieces.
3. You need 2 (32 oz) of cartons Chicken Broth, Kitchen Basic is a good brand.
4. It's 16 oz of frozen cheese tortellini.
5. Prepare 12 oz of bag of spinach rinsed.
6. You need 2 tbsps of extra virgin olive oil.
7. It's 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
8. It's pinch of Bell's Poultry Seasoning.
9. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of pepper.
11. You need 1/2 bag of small party sized meatballs - *Trader Joes Party Size Meatballs" or make your own bite-sized meatballs.

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 step by step

1. Over medium heat, add olive oil, onion and celery and saute 5 to 6 minutes until softened..
2. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add tortellini and cook for 6 mins..
3. Stir in parmesan cheese, Bell's seasoning, salt, pepper and meatballs. Stir in spinach and stir for 1 minute..
4. Ladle soup in bowls and top with parmesan cheese..

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.