Best Moms Italian Wedding Soup Recipes

MAMA'S ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the beef, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, basil and onion. Shape mixture into 3/4-inch balls and set aside.
• In a large stockpot heat chicken broth to boiling; stir in the spinach, pasta, carrot and meatballs. Return to boil; reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring frequently, at a slow boil for 10 minutes or until pasta is al dente, and meatballs are no longer pink inside. Serve hot with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

NONNA'S ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• BROTH:.
• To make broth boil water, add chicken, whole celery sticks, bouillon & boil for 45 minutes take out chicken & let cool, drain the broth into another pan through a strainer. This is your homemade broth, throw away celery & take of the skin of chicken and pull of the meat from the bone & set to the side until ready to add back to broth.
• MEATBALLS:.
• Mix ground beef or g. turkey, egg, parsley, garlic & bread crumbs. Now take a small melon baller to make the same size meatballs every time & scoop put & roll into balls & pan fry until browned on the outside. Set them aside & drain on paper towels after browned until ready to add to broth.
• PASTA:.
• In a small pot boil water with salt & add pasta cook as directed on the box, probably 8 mins drain through strainer.
• Chop 2 cups each of celery & carrots.
• Now add all ingredients back into broth -- celery, carrots, shredded chicken, lil meatballs & bring to boil then simmer for 25 minutes.
• at the end you'll prob add a few more cups of water to the broth & add to handfuls of chopped spinach.
• I ALWAYS serve with fresh parmesan that melts in the broth & is delish!
• You can always add some fresh basil when serving also! I usually have fresh bread with evoo & italian herbs to dip bread in & this is a wonderful meal!
• ENJOY.

MOM'S HOMEMADE ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• Cook 2 chicken breasts in boiling water until cooked through. Dice or shred into bite size pieces. Set aside.
• Cook Acini di Pepe. Set aside.
• Combine ground turkey, salt, pepper, parsley, grated parm, and breadcrumbs. Form into marble size meatballs.
• Bring 10cups of chicken to a boil and add meatballs. Cook for 30 minutes.
• Add thawed spinach and cooked chicken. Cook another 10 minutes.
• Beat eggs with cheese and add very slowly drop by drop. Add drained pasta. Cook 10 minutes. Serve.

TRADITIONAL ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1/2-in. balls. , In a Dutch oven, brown meatballs in small batches; drain. Add the broth and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Stir in chicken and pasta; cook 5-7 minutes longer or until pasta is tender. Stir in spinach; cook until wilted. Sprinkle with shredded Parmesan cheese if desired. Freeze option: Before adding cheese, cool soup. Freeze soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth or water if necessary. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.