Italian Wedding Soup. I used to be intimidated to make Italian Wedding Soup. I have no Italian lineage and my mom never made it growing up, so for whatever reason it seemed easy to mess up. This easy Italian wedding soup recipe is the absolute BEST!
Wedding soup or Italian wedding soup is an Italian soup consisting of green vegetables and meat.
It is popular in the United States, where it is a staple in many Italian restaurants.
Wedding soup consists of green vegetables (usually endive and escarole or cabbage, lettuce, kale, and/or spinach) and meat.
You can cook Italian Wedding Soup using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Italian Wedding Soup
- It's 1 of small sliced onion.
- You need 2 stalks of celery, cut into 1/4 in pieces.
- Prepare 2 (32 oz) of cartons Chicken Broth, Kitchen Basic is a good brand.
- Prepare 16 oz of frozen cheese tortellini.
- You need 12 oz of bag of spinach rinsed.
- Prepare 2 tbsps of extra virgin olive oil.
- You need 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.
- It's pinch of Bell's Poultry Seasoning.
- You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
- It's 1 teaspoon of pepper.
- You need 1/2 bag of small party sized meatballs - *Trader Joes Party Size Meatballs" or make your own bite-sized meatballs.
This Italian Wedding Soup can be made on the Stove Top, Crock Pot, or the Instant Pot! Make it with homemade meatballs, or use frozen meatballs for an quick and easy dinner idea! Italian wedding soup really is such an easy soup to make. The part that takes the most time is making the meatballs.
Italian Wedding Soup step by step
- Over medium heat, add olive oil, onion and celery and saute 5 to 6 minutes until softened..
- Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add tortellini and cook for 6 mins..
- Stir in parmesan cheese, Bell's seasoning, salt, pepper and meatballs. Stir in spinach and stir for 1 minute..
- Ladle soup in bowls and top with parmesan cheese..
You can use any combination of ground meat you like. This Italian wedding soup is meatballs, vegetables, greens and pasta all simmered together in a savory broth. The perfect way to warm up on a cold day! The whole family loves this Italian wedding soup with tender meatballs, veggies and pasta in a rich, flavorful broth. Stir the soup in a circular motion.
