Cheese Croutons For Italian Wedding Soup Recipes

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP WITH PARMESAN SOUP CUBES RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Make the meatballs Combine the breadcrumbs and milk in a medium-sized bowl. Add the egg, Italian seasoning, parmesan cheese, and a few cracks of fresh pepper and stir to combine. Add the ground meat and mix well. Roll the meat mixture into miniature meatballs, about 1/2 inch in diameter. Cover and store in the refrigerator until ready to use. Make the soup Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottom skillet over medium heat. Add the celery, carrot, onion, garlic, and bay leaves. Add a dash of salt and a few cracks of fresh pepper. Sautee until the onions become translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the chicken stock and the boullion cube and bring to a boil. Add the meatballs a few at a time, raising the heat to maintain a low boil. Stir gently as you add the meatballs so they don't get stuck to the bottom of the pot. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the meatballs are cooked through. You can make the soup ahead to this point and refrigerate, if necessary. 20 minutes before serving Bring the soup up to a simmer if you refrigerated it. Add the greens and the pasta. Cover and simmer until the pasta is cooked, stirring occasionally so the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot (cooking time will vary based on what kind of pasta you use). Add salt and pepper to taste. Notes Pass the parmesan soup cubes at the table for people to add to their own bowl. Make the parmesan cubes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Mix the eggs, baking powder, parsley and a few cracks of fresh pepper in a medium bowl. Add the cheese, stirring well to combine. Add flour and mix well. It should be the consistency of a thick batter. If it's too thing, add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time. Grease a small baking dish of about 24 square inches (mine was a 4x6 inch glass dish, but anything close to that will work). Pour the batter into the dish. Bake until the batter has set and the top becomes a light golden brown color, about 30 minutes. Turn out of the dish and let cool on a cooling rack. When cool, cut into small cubes and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

CHEESE CROUTONS FOR ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased and floured jelly roll pan. Bake for 30 minutes at 350*.
• When cool, cut into very small squares and serve in your soup.
• These freeze well in ziploc bags.

CHEESY ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• To make meatballs: Mix the ground beef, onion powder and garlic powder.
• To make the meatballs, each meatball is about 3/4 teaspoon.
• I make them small for the soup, but you can make them whatever size you would like.
• Cook the meatballs in the olive oil and when they are cooked if you think you want more garlic powder or onion powder add that now.
• Cook at medium heat in frying pan until cooked.
• Pour off the drippings and turn up the heat and brown them for a good flavor.
• Set aside.
• Put two cans of the chicken broth into a large soup pot.
• Cut the frozen spinach into several smaller chunks (or let it thaw).
• Mix the spinach with the chicken broth until it is all unfrozen and seperated.
• Put the meatballs in with the spinach and broth, set aside.
• Put the other can of broth in another pan, add a can of water, and some salt.
• Heat until boiling, and throw the pasta in.
• Cook until pasta is tender.
• Dump into the big soup pot with the rest of the soup, and stir over medium heat until simmering.
• Serve in small soup bowls and plenty of grated Parmesan and Romano cheese on top.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• The cheese makes this recipe so goooood so don't skimp!

NONNA'S ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• BROTH:.
• To make broth boil water, add chicken, whole celery sticks, bouillon & boil for 45 minutes take out chicken & let cool, drain the broth into another pan through a strainer. This is your homemade broth, throw away celery & take of the skin of chicken and pull of the meat from the bone & set to the side until ready to add back to broth.
• MEATBALLS:.
• Mix ground beef or g. turkey, egg, parsley, garlic & bread crumbs. Now take a small melon baller to make the same size meatballs every time & scoop put & roll into balls & pan fry until browned on the outside. Set them aside & drain on paper towels after browned until ready to add to broth.
• PASTA:.
• In a small pot boil water with salt & add pasta cook as directed on the box, probably 8 mins drain through strainer.
• Chop 2 cups each of celery & carrots.
• Now add all ingredients back into broth -- celery, carrots, shredded chicken, lil meatballs & bring to boil then simmer for 25 minutes.
• at the end you'll prob add a few more cups of water to the broth & add to handfuls of chopped spinach.
• I ALWAYS serve with fresh parmesan that melts in the broth & is delish!
• You can always add some fresh basil when serving also! I usually have fresh bread with evoo & italian herbs to dip bread in & this is a wonderful meal!
• ENJOY.

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• In large kettle combine chicken breasts, onion, carrot, celery tops, salt and water.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 2 hours or until chicken is tender.
• Remove chicken, cook and cut into small pieces.
• Strain broth and return to kettle.
• Add to broth- 2 ribs celery, cut small; 2 carrots, grated; 1 onion, diced; 8 chicken bouillon cubes.
• Simmer 30 minutes, then add to broth: 1 head endive, cleaned and shredded and par boiled 1 minute in salted water; drain.
• Add cubed meat and meat balls (see below).
• Before serving, while soup is simmering add very slowly: 2 well beaten eggs to soup.
• Stir constantly.
• Serve with flavored croutons.
• Meatballs: Mix ground beef, parsley, cheese, salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, basil, egg and bread pieces together and shape into 1/2 inch balls.
• Drop into pan of boiling water 5 minutes.
• Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add to Italian wedding soup along with cubed chicken.
• I like to add some homemade pasta noodles or pastine if you don't have a pasta maker.
• ENJOY!