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Ever since I had Italian Wedding Soup as a kid, it’s been one of my favorites. It always makes me think of lazy Sunday afternoons on cool, crisp autumn days. It’s hearty and filling, and kids like it! Any pasta dish with meatballs is a definite favorite with my kids, so Italian Wedding Soup is always a hit.
Soups are some of my favorite easy meals to make for my family as the days get colder. I make some garlic bread and add a salad, and dinner is ready to go. I tend to take short cuts with my soups, so they are quick, easy and don’t have to be slow cooked all day. Sometimes I use canned veggies and other times, like with this soup, I use frozen foods like frozen veggies and ready made frozen meatballs.
For wedding soup, I love to use La Moderna pasta. They are perfect to add to soups. La Moderna is a high protein pasta — which is another reason I love choosing it over other pastas. I was able to find La Moderna pasta at Walmart when I picked up ingredients for the soup.
This soup is very easy to make. You can even make it on a weeknight. One shortcut I use is to saute the carrots, celery, and onions in a bit of olive oil ahead of time to soften them up quickly.
When I make Italian Wedding Soup, I like to use fresh baby spinach over frozen. But, if all I have is frozen on hand, then it works just fine. I just like the flavor of fresh better. After you’ve added the pasta, it will be about 10-12 minutes before it’s cooked. This is when I get the spinach ready. I use scissors to cut the stems off. Then, I run a knife over it to chop it up a bit.
When the pasta is tender, I turn off the fire and add the spinach to the soup and stir it a few times just before serving. It wilts perfectly, and you’re ready to eat.
More Soup Recipes
- Creamy Chicken Alfredo Tortellini Soup
- Tomato Beef Stew
- Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
- Medieval Times Tomato Bisque Soup
- Chicken Minestrone Soup
Easy Italian Wedding Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 package of La Moderna elbows
- 30 frozen meatballs
- 48 oz chicken broth
- 1 package of frozen carrots, celery, and onions
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach, stems removed
- 32 oz of water
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash and chop the carrots and onions.
- In a large pot drizzle the olive oil.
- Turn the heat to medium.
- Add the carrots, celery, and onions and saute until the onions turn clear.
- Add the garlic and when the garlic become aromatic, add the chicken broth.
- Allow it to reach a boil, and then turn the fire down to medium low and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Add the meatballs and water and turn the fire up to high.
- When it reaches a boil, add the pasta.
- Stir occasionally and check for tenderness after about 10 minutes.
- Wash the baby spinach and remove the stems.
- When the pasta is tender, turn off the heat and add the baby spinach. Stir until it's wilted.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Then, it's ready to serve.
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25 comments
Oh my gosh does that look so good! What a perfect call meal and everything in it is just delicious. Maybe I can make this over this next week because I am looking for something new to make.
That sounds SO GOOD! I love a soup like this that’s full of veggies. I can’t wait to give it a try.
I have to give this a try. I’ve had Italian Wedding Soup, and it’s so good, but I’ve never actually tried to make it before. Thanks!
I love good soups for fall and winter. This looks so delicious and easy enough! I’ll have to give it a try.
I love Italian Wedding soup! Sadly I’m gluten free so I haven’t had it in a long time! This recipe looks great and super easy! I may just try to make it with gluten free ingredients! Thanks!
Can you believe that I have never had Italian Wedding Soup? This looks amazing and easy to make! Pinning this for later. It’ll be perfect as we get into cooler weather.
This looks and sounds yummy. The recipe looks easy as well. I can’t wait to make this for my family.
This is really fantastic for sure! I wanna make this recipe on my friend’s wedding.
This looks so yummy! I know my family would love this recipe, especially on those cold fall nights.
This soup recipe looks so delicious and easy to make. I love this time of the year. It is perfect for trying new soup recipes.
That soup looks amazing. I could go for some of this right now. Yum! I need to get the ingredients so I can cook this soon.
This soup looks so good. I might have to try it. I just wish it would cool off just a tiny bit.
I love a good Italian Wedding Soup but have never made it myself!! This one looks pretty easy, I may need to try it!!
what a great tasting soup to have on a special event… I’d love to try this soup… thanks for the recipe : )
This is one of my FAVORITE family soups to share. Easy to make but oh so delicious!
We eat tons of soup during and Fall and Winter and Italian Wedding is one of our absolute favorites. Love this fresh recipe–can’t wait to try it out!
It’s already getting chilly around here and I’ve been browsing for new soup recipes to try. Thank you for this. Looks really good!
I love Italia Wedding Soup. But when you pair it with toasted bread or grilled cheese and a salad that’s my favorite.
Mouthwatering and I like that it has a lot of veggies. I’m a soup person and this recipe is so perfect for this season. Will surely make this every weekend with family.
This easy Italian wedding soup sounds and looks delicious. I would love to make this soup. My grandmother used to make a very similar soup like this and it was always delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Easy is good and soup is amazing in the fall. Thanks for the recipe.
This looks like a delicious soup! So easy to make and sounds like it’s super full of flavor.
This looks so yummy. I’ll have to try your recipe. My Italian MIL showed me her way and I’ve been making it like that for 28 years. I’ve been cheating lately and buy my mini meatballs. My kids don’t really taste the difference between swiss chard and spinach, so if the swiss chard is expensive or I can’t find it, I will also use spinach. I throw a ton of it in the soup!
Thanks for sharing!
Omg this soup looks Absolutely delicious!!!! No way that cold weather is here to stay I’ve been on such a soup kick. Must give your recipe a try!
I love Italian Wedding Soup and I am all about easy weekday meals! This looks GREAT! 🙂