Audry's Italian Wedding Soup for Mom
photo by Jb Tyler, TX
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Yields:
-
8 bowls
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄4 cup onion, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup orzo pasta, uncooked
- 1 carrot, chopped smal
- 2 celery ribs, chopped small
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped small
- 1⁄2 cup parsley, chopped
- 5 cups spinach, raw and rinsed well
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parmesan cheese
directions
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For Broth:
- In a heavy, large soup pot combine the onion, carrot, celery and 2 T. olive oil- Cook until tender. Add the chicken broth, parsley, and Orzo. Cook for 10 minutes, or until Orzo is tender.
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Meatballs:
- Combine the ground meat, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, minced garlic, minced onion, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning and egg. Mix completely and form into little balls - place on parchment paper (I used a small ice cream scoop to make the little meatballs). At this point you could add them to the boiling soup. My daughter wanted to brown them in 2 T. of olive oil, and then add them to the soup.
- Add spinach and cook another 5-10 minutes. Top each bowl with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
- The Parmesan cheese will give the soup some salt, so don't over season your soup.
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