I got this recipe a while ago from the cooking show 30 minute meals with Rachel Ray. It is so good I think you will make it often.
Mini Meatball Soup
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 bay leaves, fresh or dried
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound ground beef, pork and veal combined
1 egg, beaten
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano, a couple of handfuls
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs, a couple of handfuls
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated or ground nutmeg
6 cups chicken stock or broth
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups dried pasta, rings, broken fettuccini or ditalini
1 pound triple washed fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
In a deep pot over medium heat add oil, chopped carrots, celery and onions and bay leaves. Season with salt and pepper. Cover pot and cook veggies 5 or 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. While the veggies cook, combine meat, egg, garlic, grated cheese, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, nutmeg. Uncover your soup pot and add broth and water to the pot. Increase heat to high and bring soup to a boil. When soup boils, reduce heat a bit and start to roll meat mixture into small balls, dropping them straight into the pot. You are making meat dumplings that will cook in the broth. When you are done rolling the meat, add pasta to the soup and stir. Cover and simmer soup 10 minutes. When pasta is tender, stir in chopped spinach in batches. When spinach has wilted into the soup, the soup is done and ready to serve. Adjust your seasonings.
This sounds really good. I've made something very similar to this but being a little lazy I have used the frozen ready made meatballs and even done it in the crockpot. Rachel Ray has some wonderful recipes - in fact - I have one of her cookbooks and everything in it that I have tried is really good. Her 30-Minute Meals show is one of my favorites on Food Network.
Keep the good recipes coming ol'blue!
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Is this also called Italian Wedding Soup? I got some from a deli that sounds like it might have been very similar to this recipe. I have wanted to make some. Thanks
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