Italian Wedding Soup...

Italian Wedding Soup...

Homemade Goodness :)

 This soup was soooo good...I will NEVER want to eat it from a "can" EVER again!

Photo shows Meatball ingredients; recipe below... 

 Italian Wedding Soup Base:

*Meat ball mixture listed below....

12 cups of Chicken Broth

2 cups of water

1 cube of Chicken Broth (low sodium), *optional I love a bolder broth taste

1 package of Spaetzle or other Egg Noodle Style Pasta

 1 frozen package of Chopped Spinach, thaw and squeeze dry

1 package of chopped (cubed) carrots, onions and celery

1 tablespoon of butter for sauteing veggies

Garlic cloves, to taste;* I used a smoked variety ...YUMMY, chopped fine

2 eggs, scramble by lightly beating with a fork, (*add later)

Pepper & Cumin to taste (you do not need salt added)

1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese (*add last)

Instructions below...

 Cut garlic cloves into pieces...then add to the broth; see below

 In a large stock pot add...

Broth, Seasonings, Spinach, Water and additional *Broth cube

Add the garlic pieces...

Set burner on medium and simmer as you finish preparing the soup.

 Saute' the veggies (package of carrots, onions & celery) in 1 tablespoon of butter.

 Add to the soup broth to simmer. 

Meatballs are next! 

THEN we finish the soup!

Meatball Ingredients & Instructions...

1 pound of hamburger meat; ground, *I used extra lean

1 package of Sausage, ground

Panko Crumbs, heaping 1/2 cup

Parmesan Cheese, heaping 1/2 cup

1 egg

Seasoning to taste: Garlic salt, Pepper & Cumin

Mix all ingredients together well and form into meat balls. Any size you desire, just adjust time if smaller meatballs.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes....

Then add meatballs to the hot soup base to continue cooking.

Mixed and making into meatballs... 

I made large meatballs...You only needed 1 0r 2 in a bowl per serving...otherwise I would make them bite size.

It just depends on how you want to make your Soup presentation.

 The meatballs are ready to add to the soup...

 After the meat has been added....Add the pasta...

Continue to cook the soup until pasta is ready....

Then we add the final touches to the Soup... 

 Scramble the two eggs in a pouring vessel/pitcher...Slowly pour the raw egg into the hot soup while stirring the soup slowly!

Let Cook for 5-7 minutes more...

 Lastly, and just before serving...

add 1 heaping cup of grated parmesan cheese...

 The last two steps of the soup...

brings a gourmet finish!  

 As I said; "This is the BEST tasting Italian Soup I will  have EVER eaten!"

YES, It's that GOOD!

This Gourmet Soup is full of Taste & Style...

Enjoy...