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Slow-cooker Italian Wedding Soup

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Try this Slow-cooker Italian Wedding Soup recipe, or contribute your own. "Italian" and "Soup" are two of the tags cooks chose for Slow-cooker Italian Wedding Soup.

 "This is great! I like to use kale (or any other hardy green) instead of spinach. I also add sliced potatoes and any beans that I have. The beans help make it more of a stew than a soup." - sillysaudi

Yield: 8 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Soup

(4.2, 5) 75% would make again (reviews)

Favorite favorite of 249 people 189 people Try Soon want to try


Servings          
Original recipe makes 8
1 Egg; lightly beaten
3/4 PoundLean Ground Beef; or more if needed
1/2 CupOnion; finely chopped
3 TablespoonsPlain Bread Crumbs
3 TablespoonsParmesan cheese; grated
2 TablespoonsFresh parsley; chopped
3/4 TeaspoonSalt
1/2 TeaspoonPepper
8 CupsChicken broth
3 LargeCarrot; chopped
1 SmallHead Escarole or Spinach; (8 Oz), washed, trimmed, cut into 1/2 inch strips
1 1/2 TeaspoonsDried Oregano
1 3/4 CupsAcini Di Pepe; (or Orzo?)

Slow-cooker Italian Wedding Soup Preparation

1. In a large bowl, stir together egg, beef, onion, bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon Parmesan, 1 tablespoon parsley and 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Form into 1-inch meatballs (about 45) and place on baking sheet; refrigerate while preparing soup.

2. Combine broth, carrots, escarole and oregano in slow cooker. Gently add meatballs. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours. Stir in pasta for last 20 minutes of cook time. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Sprinkle each serving with remaining parsley and Parmesan cheese and serve.

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Calories Per Serving: 135
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Slow-cooker Italian Wedding Soup Reviews

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Easy and quick, homey tasting. I don't use my slow cooker enuff, I am getting the hang of using it thanks to here.
1 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 18 hours, 17 minutes ago
This recipe is AWESOME! I used a pound of small frozen meatballs instead of making my own, and it came together in 5 minutes. Rave reviews from the family!
5 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 20 hours, 21 minutes ago
This is great! I like to use kale (or any other hardy green) instead of spinach. I also add sliced potatoes and any beans that I have. The beans help make it more of a stew than a soup.
2 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
[I made edits to this recipe.]
4 years, 5 months, 6 days, 1 hours, 49 minutes ago

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4 years, 5 months, 6 days, 1 hours, 51 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Quick
  2. Soup
  3. Italian

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