Italian Wedding Soup With Chicken Meatballs Recipes

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP WITH CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl add ground chicken, breadcrumbs, parmesan, thyme, salt, black pepper, egg, ground oregano, ground coriander and milk
• Mix all the ingredients well with you hands, until meatball mixture is combined
• Use an ice-cream scoop to portion and shape meat mixture for meatballs. Shape further with your hands into little balls
• In a large pot, add the extra virgin olive oil on medium heat. Add the meatballs. Brown for 5 minutes on two-three sides until golden brown. This is easier when done in two batches
• Remove meatballs and set aside
• Add chopped carrots, onion, celery and garlic
• Saute for 5-6 minutes
• Add white wine and simmer for 2 minutes
• Add chicken broth
• Add meatballs, bay leaves, oregano and acini di pepe pasta. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add spinach leaves, red pepper flakes and parmesan and let simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Serve with some squeezed lemon and extra parmesan

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP (CHICKEN MEATBALLS)

Steps:

• pre heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Blend the ground chicken, salt, pepper, oregano, parsley, bread crumbs, romano, garlic until nicely blended (depending on your ground chicken it may be very moist and more bread crumbs may be needed to form balls better).
• Form the blended mixture into 1/2 inc meat balls and place in oven for 10 minutes.
• Boil the broth during baking meat and add meat after baking for 10 minutes.
• Add pasta then spinach and boil until pasta is ready approx 10 minutes.
• salt/pepper and romano to taste upon serving.

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the meatballs, place the ground chicken, sausage, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, Pecorino, Parmesan, milk, egg, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl and combine gently with a fork. With a teaspoon, drop 1 to 1 1/4-inch meatballs onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. (You should have about 40 meatballs. They don't have to be perfectly round.) Bake for 30 minutes, until cooked through and lightly browned. Set aside.
• In the meantime, for the soup, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and saute until softened, 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken stock and wine and bring to a boil. Add the pasta to the simmering broth and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until the pasta is tender. Add the fresh dill and then the meatballs to the soup and simmer for 1 minute. Taste for salt and pepper. Stir in the fresh spinach and cook for 1 minute, until the spinach is just wilted. Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle each serving with extra grated Parmesan.

THE BEST ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP WITH CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl mix together the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, egg, and all of the spices until fully combined.
• Spoon a small amount of the chicken mixture into the palm of your hand. Roll the mixture into a ball about 1" in size. Set the ball down on a tray then repeat until all of the mixture has been formed into meatballs.
• In the bottom of a soup pot, melt the butter and oil over medium high heat. Working in batches as to not overcrowd, sear the meatballs on all sides. Once all sides have been seared remove the meatballs from the pot.
• Once all of the meatballs have been seared, leave the pot on the heat and pour in the carrots, onions, celery, and soup seasonings (except for the fresh parsley).
• Sauté the vegetables for 5 minutes, then add in the garlic and sauté for another 5 minutes.
• Pour in the white wine vinegar, juices from ½ of the lemon, and chicken broth, bring to a light boil.
• Add the meatballs back into the soup, let boil for minutes.
• Add the Acini de Pepe pasta and cook until tender.
• Carefully taste the soup and add in any additional seasoning as preferred. Depending on the type of chicken broth you used, you may need to add extra salt at this time.
• Add in the spinach and fresh parsley just before serving.
• Garnish with fresh parsley and a slice from the remaining ½ of the lemon.

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP WITH CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• For the meatballs,.
• In a large bowl combine ground chicken, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, Pecorino Romano, Parmesan, fennel seeds, milk, egg, salt, and pepper.
• Combine gently with a fork.
• Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• With a teaspoon, drop 1 to 1 1/4-inch meatballs onto sheet pan. You should have about 40 meatballs.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until cooked through and lightly browned. Set aside.
• In the meantime, for the soup.
• Heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot.
• Add the onion, carrots, and celery and saute until softened, 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the chicken stock and wine and bring to a boil.
• Add the pasta to the simmering broth and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until the pasta is tender.
• Add the fresh dill and then the meatballs to the soup and simmer for 1 minute. Taste for salt and pepper.
• Stir in the fresh spinach and cook for 1 minute, until the spinach is just wilted.
• Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle each serving with extra grated Parmesan.
• Notes.
• You can also subsitute escarole for spinach in this recipe.
• Gran Pandano is a less expersive parm cheese Only parm cheese from a certain area and certain cows can be stamped parm reggiano the King of cheeses in Italy.
• To make quick meatballs, divide up meat mixture into quarters. Roll each quarter into a long log and then cut into pieces. You can then roll the pieces into meatballs (or not - shape doesn't matter in the soup).

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• To make the meatballs: Stir the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl to blend. Stir in the cheese, beef and pork. Using 1 1/2 teaspoons for each, shape the meat mixture into 1-inch-diameter meatballs. Place on a baking sheet.
• To make the soup: Bring the broth to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs and curly endive and simmer until the meatballs are cooked through and the curly endive is tender, about 8 minutes. Whisk the eggs and cheese in a medium bowl to blend. Stir the soup in a circular motion. Gradually drizzle the egg mixture into the moving broth, stirring gently with a fork to form thin stands of egg, about 1 minute. Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve. Finish soup with parmesan cheese if desired.

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP I

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine meat, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, basil and onion powder; shape into 3/4 inch balls.
• In large saucepan, heat broth to boiling; stir in escarole, orzo pasta, chopped carrot and meatballs. Return to boil, then reduce heat to medium. Cook at slow boil for 10 minutes, or until pasta is al dente. Stir frequently to prevent sticking.

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP WITH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the egg white, bread crumbs and Italian seasoning. Crumble pork over mixture and mix well. Shape into 3/4-in. balls. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° until a thermometer reads 160°, 15-18 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute the carrots, celery, parsnip and onion in oil until tender. Stir in the broth, herbes de Provence, pepper flakes and pepper. , Drain meatballs on paper towels. Bring soup to a boil; add meatballs. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Add orzo; cook until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes longer. Add spinach; cook and stir until spinach is wilted. Sprinkle with cheese and parsley. , Freeze option: Do not add orzo or spinach. Cool soup; transfer to freezer containers and freeze up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Transfer to a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add orzo, then proceed with recipe as directed.

CHRISTINA'S ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Add chicken; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. , For soup, in a stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots, celery and onions; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until onions are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in stock, water, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Drop meatballs into soup; cook, uncovered, 10 minutes. Gently stir in pasta; cook 10-12 minutes longer or until meatballs are cooked through and pasta is tender., Stir in spinach. Top servings with parsley and cheese.

PARTY ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine the chicken broth, spinach, onions, carrots and celery. Mix well and allow to simmer.
• In a separate large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs and egg and mix well. Form mixture into 1/2 inch diameter meatballs and carefully drop them into the soup.
• Put chunks of chicken breast into the soup and reduce heat to low. Allow the soup to simmer for 1 hour. Add the pasta 30 minutes before serving and season with salt and pepper to taste.