Italian Wedding Soup

Name: Italian Wedding Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 7.5 oz Hot Italian Sausage-Johnsonville 1 link 3oz; 2 carrot Carrots cooked; 2 stalks Celery cooked; 4 serving Pacific Natural Foods Organic Low Sodium Chicken Broth 1 cup; 2 tsp Kosher Salt (by 65PLUS1); 1 cup chopped Onions raw; 1 cup Spinach cooked; 5 tbsp Parsley; 1 serving Great Value Parmeson Cheese 1/3 cup (by STRATBOY); 1 serving 1 Large Brown Egg; 1 cup Orzo Pasta; 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 cup Bread Progresso Bread Crumbs Garlic and Italian Herb; 0.25 tsp Cayenne Pepper (Ground); 1 grams Bay Leaf; 2 tbsp Sage leaves fresh (by SKINNYROBIN100); 2 tsp Thyme fresh

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

7.5 oz Hot Italian Sausage-Johnsonville 1 link 3oz 2 carrot Carrots, cooked 2 stalks Celery, cooked 4 serving Pacific Natural Foods Organic Low Sodium Chicken Broth, 1 cup 2 tsp Kosher Salt (by 65PLUS1) 1 cup, chopped Onions, raw 1 cup Spinach, cooked 5 tbsp Parsley 1 serving Great Value Parmeson Cheese 1/3 cup (by STRATBOY) 1 serving 1 Large Brown Egg 1 cup Orzo Pasta 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 cup Bread, Progresso Bread Crumbs, Garlic and Italian Herb 0.25 tsp Cayenne Pepper (Ground) 1 grams Bay Leaf 2 tbsp Sage leaves, fresh (by SKINNYROBIN100) 2 tsp Thyme, fresh

Directions

Form meatballs by combining italian sausage, bread crumbs, egg, parmeseon, ground fennel, thyme, sage, cayenne pepper, and 1 tsp of parmeseon.

Brown the meatballs in a large pot with olive oil. Add the chicken broth and diced carrots, celery and onion. Add a bay leaf, kosher salt, thyme, and sage to taste. Simmer the pot for about 20 minutes and then add the orzo to cook for an additional 8 minutes.

Add in parsley and spinach and let the soup sit for about 1-2 minutes for the spinach to turn a dark green.

Top with remaining parmeseon and add some extra parsley.

Serving Size: Makes 6 bowls of soup

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VALKREE.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

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