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Title:
Easy Italian Wedding Soup
Yield: 4 Cups
Ingredients
3 cn (14 1/2 ounces each)
1 fat-free chicken broth
1 cn (13 1/2 ounces) leaf
-spinach, well; drained
8 oz lean ground beef
1 1/4 c grated parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cup seasoned packaged
-breadcrum; bs
2 lg eggs
1 1/2 cup pastina (tiny pasta)
Instructions
In large, heavy saucepan or Dutch oven, combine chicken broth and spinach.
Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile, in medium bowl,
combine
ground beef, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs and eggs. Work mixture with
your hands or a spoon until well blended. Form into small, roughly shaped
meatballs, using a scant tablespoon meat mixture for each. When broth
boils,
stir in pastina and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, then add meatballs
and stir until soup returns to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; cover and
simmer 15 minutes, stirring often, until meatballs are cooked through.
Cooking: 26 minutes
Servings: 4 main-course servings or 8 first-course servings
Nutritional Information Per Main-Course Serving: 433 calories; 23 g fat; 10
g saturated fat; 169 mg cholesterol; 1036 mg sodium; 23 g carbohydrate; 2 g
fiber; 32 g protein.
Preparation Time: 4 min