Easy Italian Wedding Soup
Ingredients
1 ⅓ cups chopped yellow onion
⅔ cup chopped carrot
⅔ cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons minced garlic
6 cups unsalted chicken broth
6 ounces orzo, preferably whole-wheat
1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
½ teaspoon kosher salt
24 cooked chicken meatballs (12 ounces), such as Easy Italian Chicken Meatballs. To make these easy Italian chicken meatballs, here is recipe : Ingredients: Directions: Step 1 Position a rack in the oven 8 inches from the heat source; preheat broiler to high. Lightly coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Step 2 Combine breadcrumbs and milk in a medium bowl; let stand for 10 minutes. Step 3 Stir egg, cheese, parsley, garlic and pepper into the breadcrumb mixture. Break sausage into small pieces. Add the sausage and chicken to the breadcrumb mixture, gently mixing until just combined. Step 4 Form the mixture into 24 meatballs, about 1 tablespoon each. Arrange the meatballs on the prepared baking sheet. Broil until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of a meatball registers 165 degrees F, 9 to 10 minutes.
4 cups baby spinach
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
Step 1
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add broth, cover and bring to a boil. Add orzo, oregano and salt; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the orzo is just tender, about 9 minutes.
Step 2
Stir in meatballs and spinach; cook until the meatballs are heated through and the spinach is wilted, 2 to 4 minutes. Serve sprinkled with cheese and drizzled with the remaining 3 tablespoons oil.
