Friday, October 21, 2011

{soups-salads-and-salad-dressings} Favorite Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

 

Favorite Italian Wedding Soup Recipe


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.

This recipe is:

Contest Winning


    10 Servings
    Prep: 30 min.
    Cook: 45 min.


Ingredients

    2 eggs, lightly beaten
    1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
    1 pound ground beef
    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).


Nutrition 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.



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






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