Supposedly this soup is served at Italian weddings…I don’t know how true that is as I have been to a couple of Italian weddings and didn’t have this soup. I have made it once before and it’s really delicious. This recipe comes from Ina Garten and as always her recipes are fabulous and not very difficult either.
For the meatballs:
3/4 pound ground chicken (I used more than it called for)
1/2 pound chicken or turkey sausage, casings removed
2/3 cup fresh white bread crumbs
2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 cloves)
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus extra for serving (I only used Parmesan)
3 tablespoons water
1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the soup:
2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 cup minced yellow onion
1 cup diced carrots (3 carrots), cut into 1/4 inch pieces
3/4 cup diced celery (2 stalks), cut into 1/4 inch pieces
10 cups homemade chicken stock
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 cup small pasta such as tubetini or stars
1/4 cup minced fresh dill (not pictured)
12 ounces baby spinach, washed and trimmed
For the meatballs, place the ground chicken, sausage, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, Pecorino, Parmesan, milk, egg, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl and combine gently with a fork. With a teaspoon, drop 1 to 1 1/4-inch meatballs onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. (You should have about 40 meatballs. They don’t have to be perfectly round.) Bake for 30 minutes, until cooked through and lightly browned. Set aside.
In the meantime, for the soup, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and saute until softened, 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken stock and wine and bring to a boil. Add the pasta to the simmering broth and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until the pasta is tender. Add the fresh dill and then the meatballs to the soup and simmer for 1 minute. Taste for salt and pepper. Stir in the fresh spinach and cook for 1 minute, until the spinach is just wilted. Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle each serving with extra grated Parmesan.
Enjoy!
Delicious looking soup! I have made this also and love it! Best soup I have made at home so far!
really delicious .really special one..thanks for sharing such a nice recipe..
I love this soup – yours look great.
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Hello Sandi,
The soup look delicious. Lovely name and recipe. Thank you for stopping in my blog also and very much appreciate with the comment posted. Hope to see you again soon.;)
I love soups!!! this one looks wonderful!!!
Sandi, I am going to make a wedding soup tomorrow and I am using your recipe as my guide. Thanks.