Party Italian Wedding Soup

A large batch of traditional Italian Wedding soup. This soup offers plenty of meat, carbohydrates and veggies. Perfect with Italian bread. For the pasta, I use acini di pepe, but you could use any small shape you desire, like shells or orzo.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 260 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (48 fluid ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into chunks
• 3 ounces dry pasta
• 2 cups chopped carrot

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large pot over medium heat, combine the chicken broth, spinach, onions, carrots and celery. Mix well and allow to simmer.

Step 2

In a separate large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs and egg and mix well. Form mixture into 1/2 inch diameter meatballs and carefully drop them into the soup.

Step 3

Put chunks of chicken breast into the soup and reduce heat to low. Allow the soup to simmer for 1 hour. Add the pasta 30 minutes before serving and season with salt and pepper to taste.