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Italian Wedding Soup
This Italian Wedding Soup is best served hot with extra grated Parmesan at the table.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●baking sheet
- ●spatula
- ●strainer
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the broth:
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In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat olive oil until shimmering. Add onion, fennel, garlic, and bay leaf, and cook until onion becomes translucent, about 5 to ⏱️ 7 minutes, stirring frequently.
olive oil2 tablespoonsbay leaf1
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Add wine and Worcestershire, and cook for ⏱️ 1 minute. Add chicken broth and beef broth. Bring to a simmer, cover, and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for ⏱️ 30 minutes.
chicken broth4 cupsbeef broth4 cupsground beef , ground pork, or ground Italian sausage16 ounces
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To make the meatballs:
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Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mash together egg, cream, and bread until a smooth paste forms. Add beef, Parmesan cheese, onion, fresh parsley, dried oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
egg1beef broth4 cupsground beef , ground pork, or ground Italian sausage16 ounceschopped fresh parsley1 tablespoon
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Using a strong rubber spatula or your hands, mix well. Working with 1 heaping teaspoon at a time, roll the meat mixture into balls and place on a baking sheet. Set aside.
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To make the soup:
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Strain the broth using a fine-mesh strainer set over a large bowl, pushing on solids with a spatula to extract as much of the broth as possible. Discard solids and return broth to the pot.
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Bring broth to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add pasta and kale, and cook, stirring occasionally, for ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add meatballs and cook until pasta is al dente and meatballs register 165 degrees on a thermometer, about 5 to ⏱️ 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Nutrition Facts
calories
371 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 heaping cup
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
1068 mg
protein Content
19 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
74 mg
carbohydrate Content
25 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
10 g
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