Easy Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

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"After one taste, you'll find that this soup is absolutely delicious," promises Paula Sullivan from Barker, New York. "Lean ground beef and reduced sodium broth help keep it light. For variety, substitute garbanzo beans for the kidney beans."

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Easy Italian Wedding Soup Recipe
  • Prep: 35 min. Cook: 20 min.
  • Yield: 7 Servings
35 20 55

Ingredients

  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 tablespoon dry bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/8 teaspoon plus 1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
  • 1/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta or acini di pepe pasta
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 3 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 4 cups chopped fresh spinach

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, parsley, 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 3/4-in. meatballs.
  • Place in a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until juices run clear; drain.
  • Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, beans and spinach. Stir in pasta, meatballs and remaining salt and pepper.
  • Cook until spinach is tender and meatballs are heated through. Garnish with remaining Parmesan cheese. Yield: 7 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1-1/3 cups equals 205 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 49 mg cholesterol, 1,024 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Italian Wedding Soup in Light & Tasty June/July 2005, p12

Tip

Refrigerate Chicken Soup without Noodles

When I make my favorite chicken noodle soup, I find it tastes better if I refrigerate the soup without the noodles. When it’s time to serve, I add the noodles to the amount of soup I’m going to use and cook them until tender. —Martha Dimitch, Nineveh, Indiana

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Reviewed on May. 25, 2010 by kristiracines

This has become one of my winter stand-bys. It is so good! I generally use Italian sausage (elk) in place of the regular hamburger and omit the salt from the meatballs. My husband seriously gets giddy the second he sees me rolling out the meatballs. It's delicious!

 
 
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