Go Back
Italian wedding soup

Italian Wedding Soup

Alessia
You likely heard a lot about Italian wedding soup. Well, I think it's time to give it a try and our easy recipe will help you do just that.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3

Equipment

  • 1 medium bowl
  • 1 large pan
  • 1 large pot
  • 1 tablespoon
  • 1 silicone spoon
  • 1 chopping board
  • 1 chopping knife
  • 1 small bowl

Ingredients
  

For the meatballs

  • 250 gr beef mince
  • 1 egg
  • salt, pepper and oregano
  • 2 tbsp grated parmesan
  • 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 1 clove garlic

For the soup

Instructions
 

  • Mix all the meatballs ingredients in your medium large bowl and mix well using a fork so you can incorporate your ingredients well.
    Italian wedding soup
  • Use your clean hands to shape the meatballs into fairly equal size balls.
    Italian wedding soup
  • Heat your large pan, and add the meatballs to cook. Turn them on each side so they cook all over. Lower the heat as necessary.
    Italian wedding soup
  • In the meantime, you can wash, peel and cut your soup vegetables into small cubes.
    Italian wedding soup
  • Add them to the large pot with the EVOO and let them sauté.
    Italian wedding soup
  • Heat up a bowl of water and melt the stock in it. You'll need it soon.
    Italian wedding soup
  • By now your meatballs should have cooked on all sides. Take them off the heat.
    Italian wedding soup
  • Once the vegetables are golden, you can add the melted stock, and then the rest of your 2 litres water.
    Italian wedding soup
  • Cover with a lid and let it boil.
  • When the water boils, you can add the meatballs in. Leave them to cook with the lid on and on low heat for 15 minutes.
  • Then remove the lid, mix everything and add the tubetti pasta. Let it cook for 10 minutes and your Italian wedding soup is ready.
  • Add the spinach too and mix.
    Italian wedding soup
  • Serve with a drizzle of EVOO and the optional grated parmesan.
    Italian wedding soup
Keyword Italian soup, wedding soup