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Published: January 7, 2013 | Last Updated: January 24, 2019 | Author: Lois

Italian Wedding Soup

Italian Wedding Soup is a family favorite filled with little meatballs, carrots, celery and bow tie pasta in a delicious chicken broth.

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Italian Wedding Soup

My children love this soup.  It’s easy to put together and filling enough for dinner.  I like to have fresh Italian bread to serve alongside it.  I don’t follow any “written” recipe, so this is my version of Italian Wedding Soup.

I’ve been making this soup for years and it’s a family favorite. I originally had the recipe/photos posted on a different blog that never really took off, so I thought I would share it with you here on Walking on Sunshine.

How to Make the Meatballs for Italian Wedding Soup

Start by making the meatballs using your favorite meatball recipe.  If you need a recipe for meatballs, you can check out my recipe HERE that I use to make meatballs and homemade tomato sauce.

I mixed together ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, garlic, salt, pepper and a little water and form them into tiny meatballs.

Here’s what I started with this morning, I didn’t count but it’s a lot! Don’t worry, they all don’t go in the soup!  I like to plan ahead. This amount will make enough tiny meatballs for about 4 recipes of soup.

Brown them in a little bit of oil. If you’re making a lot like I did, you’ll want to do this in batches.

Transfer to a baking sheet lined with paper towel to drain.

How to Make Italian Wedding Soup

Fill a pot with two containers of chicken broth. Add chopped carrots, celery and your meatballs to the broth. I added about 20 meatballs to this recipe.

Add some frozen spinach, about a third of the package. BUT please don’t tell my children it’s spinach, okay?  They think it’s just parsley. You can also add fresh spinach but then my kids wouldn’t believe it was parsley. So for now, I add frozen spinach.

How long to Cook the Italian Wedding Soup

I let the soup cook for about an hour or so until the meatballs are cooked through and the carrots and celery are tender. About 20 minutes before you’re ready to serve the soup, cook some pasta
to add to your soup in a separate pot of boiling water.

When the pasta is done, drain and add to the soup. I used these tiny little “bow ties.” In the past I’ve added cheese tortellini, DELICIOUS!

Here’s the soup, all done.

Doesn’t that look GOOD? Top your bowl of soup with some fresh Parmesan cheese.
How to Freeze Meatballs

So, what did I do with the rest of the meatballs? I divided them into three different piles, wrapped in aluminum foil, placed in a freezer bag.

Now the next time I want to make Italian Wedding Soup, I just go to my freezer, take a package of mini meatballs out and start the soup.

Let me know if you make the soup!

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Originally from Queens, NY, Lois now calls northeastern PA home. You can find her blogging over at Walking on Sunshine where she shares a little of her life, but more importantly what’s for dinner at her house tonight.

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  1. rosalyne carter says

    March 15, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    Your blog about Italian food is really awesome. I like various cuisine food very much. I like Italian culture, tradition, italian food etc . Last summer I have visited Italy as well as I have visited Italian restaurant. I like to drive Italian road at night . I have enjoyed Italian food very much.

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  2. Joy says

    January 9, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    I saw this on your Facebook page, and had to come over to get a closer look! I love, love the use of the tiny bow tie pasta! It's cold and rainy here today….perfect weather for this soup! Thanks! πŸ™‚
    ~Joy from Yesterfood

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  3. Miss Debbie says

    January 7, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    Looks good! I make mine with browned sliced beef sausage and cheese filled ravioli…it's good, too!

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  4. Swathi Iyer says

    January 7, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    This hardy soup make full meal.

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  5. Tammy ~ Country Girl at Home ~ says

    January 7, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    Thanks for all your yummy recipes, Lois! Making the meatballs ahead of time is smart! πŸ™‚

    Hope you and your family have a blessed 2013!

    Tammy

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  6. Chatty Crone says

    January 7, 2013 at 6:07 pm

    Like your new blog look. And I pinned that to make some time. Yum.

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  7. My Little Home and Garden says

    January 7, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    There is something so satisfying about a bowl of soup on a cold day. This one looks very tasty.
    -Karen

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  8. My Little Home and Garden says

    January 7, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    There is something so satisfying about a bowl of soup on a cold day. This one looks very tasty.
    -Karen

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  9. Stealthy Mom says

    January 7, 2013 at 4:57 pm

    Freezing the meatballs ahead for next time is brilliant! You make it look so easy. I'll have to give this a try next time I make chicken stock.

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  10. Lisa @ Flour Me With Love says

    January 7, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    I love this soup, but never made it at home…now I can! It looks divine πŸ™‚

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  11. Beth says

    January 7, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    The soup looks and sounds delicious!

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  12. Joan Messenger says

    January 7, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    Saw you started following my blog, http://www.sewwhatscookingwithjoan.com, so I came over to take a peek! This soup looks yummy!! I will definately be making this one!! Cheers! JJ

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  13. Sharon says

    January 7, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    It does look good right now but you lost me when you mentioned spinach. Sorry I can not do that ingredient.
    Hugs

    Reply

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