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Favorite Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

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I enjoyed a similar soup for lunch at work one day and decided to re-create it at home. I love the combination of meatballs, vegetables and pasta.

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Favorite Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 45 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

30 45 75

Ingredients

2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 pound ground beef
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1 pound bulk Italian sausage
3 medium carrots, sliced
3 celery ribs, diced
1 large onion, chopped
4-1/2 teaspoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) beef broth
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/4 cup minced fresh basil
1 envelope onion soup mix
4-1/2 teaspoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
3 bay leaves
1-1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta

Directions

In a large bowl, combine eggs and bread crumbs. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. Shape into 3/4-in. balls.
Place meatballs on a greased rack in a foil-lined 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until no longer pink.
Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute the carrots, celery and onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, spinach, basil, soup mix, ketchup, thyme and bay leaves.
Drain meatballs on paper towels. Bring soup to a boil; add meatballs. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Add pasta; cook 13-15 minutes longer or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaves. Yield: 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 379 calories, 24 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 107 mg cholesterol, 1,016 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 21 g protein.

Originally published as Italian Wedding Soup in Taste of Home October/November 2006, p29

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Reviewed on Jan. 05, 2013 by theobro

My family loves Italian wedding soup. Thanks for providing this delicious recipe. This was enough for my family of 6 to have 2 bowls each

Reviewed on Nov. 07, 2012 by kellys1061

Delicious. I am already looking forward to making it again and for the years to come.

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2012 by SJS9

This soup is absolutely delicious.Even my picky husband liked it. It does take a LOT longer than 30 minutes to prepare. It takes at least that to roll out all of the little meatballs. I did not have fresh basil so I used about a Tablespoon of dried. I had fresh spinach on hand and used that and I had fresh sliced fresh mushrooms that needed to be used so I added those. I also did not have penne pasta so I used a cup of ditalani instead and it was plenty because pasta swells so in the cooking. It is well worth the trouble. SJS9

Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2012 by chsteachermom

Excellent. Had fun making the little meatballs with my daughter and everyone loved the soup! Will definitely be making it again!

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2012 by terisa005

soup was wonderful very flavorable and definitly would make again...and again!

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2011 by poptartsrock

I used small shell pasta instead. They acted like little individual bowls to hold the broth. Yummy!

Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2011 by cmgentzel

delicious - my family loved it!