PARTY ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

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A large batch of traditional Italian Wedding soup. This soup offers plenty of meat, carbohydrates and veggies. Perfect with Italian bread. For the pasta, I use acini di pepe, but you could use any small shape you desire, like shells or orzo.

Provided by Chuck

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 (48 fluid ounce) can chicken broth
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
2 onions, chopped
2 cups chopped carrot
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 pound ground beef
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into chunks
3 ounces dry pasta
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

In a large pot over medium heat, combine the chicken broth, spinach, onions, carrots and celery. Mix well and allow to simmer.
In a separate large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs and egg and mix well. Form mixture into 1/2 inch diameter meatballs and carefully drop them into the soup.
Put chunks of chicken breast into the soup and reduce heat to low. Allow the soup to simmer for 1 hour. Add the pasta 30 minutes before serving and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260.3 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Fat 12.2 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 732.5 mg, Sugar 3.6 g