Go Back
+ servings
Italian Wedding Soup
Print Recipe
No ratings yet

Italian Wedding Soup

An amazing complex soup that's very hearty.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time40 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

  • 2 pounds ground chicken or turkey
  • ½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup parmesan the shaker kind is fine for this application
  • ½ teaspoon crushed dried red peppers
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon fennel powder
  • 2 teaspoons chicken bullion powder I use Knorr Caldo de Pollo
  • 1 egg

For the soup

  • 1 large bunch Kale chopped
  • 1 cup carrots cubed
  • ½ cup onion diced
  • 1 cup celery diced
  • 2 cups Cannellini beans dried beans cooked or canned beans
  • 2 tablespoons chicken base I use I use Maggi or Minor's
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon fennel powder
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed
  • 6-8 stock cubes
  • 3 cups water
  • ½ cup Acini de Pepe or other small pasta

Instructions

  • Soak dried beans using the quick soak method: put beans in a bowl with water covering plus about 2 inches above beans. Microwave on high for about 10 minutes until well boiling. Allow to sit for 1 hour, drain, and rinse.
  • Cook the beans:
  • Add dried, rinsed beans to 4 cups of water with spices and stock cubes. Cook on high pressure for about 35 minutes and quick release. If using max pressure you should only need about 25 minutes after using the quick soak method.
  • Meatballs
  • Mix all ingredients for “Meatballs” and form small meatballs by hand or use the Mini Meaball Maker.
  • Soup
  • Sauté onions and carrots until they are translucent. Add water, spices and stock cubes and heat until cubes have melted and hot throughout. Add kale and cook until cooked through. If you have made the meatballs by hand, bring to a boil and drop the raw meatballs in to cook. If they’re small enough a minute or 2 should do it. Add the beans and heat through. If you’ve used the mini meatball maker, add them at this step. Add celery and heat for several minutes. Add the pasta and chicken base and cook for several minutes. At that point you should adjust the seasoning with either salt or chicken base to taste.