This Easy Italian Wedding Soup with Chicken Meatballs is packed with healthy delicious ingredients, is lean, hearty recipe. Perfect for meal prepping and eating healthy family dinner.
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Keyword: Italian Wedding Soup, Meatballs, Soup
Servings: 4
Calories: 544kcal
Equipment
Dutch Oven
Ingredients
1tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oildivided
1 ⅓cupschopped yellow onion
⅔cupchopped carrot
⅔cupchopped celery
2tablespoonsminced garlic
6cups chicken broth
1/2cuporzopreferably whole-wheat
1 teaspoonItalian seasoning
½teaspoonkosher salt
20cooked chicken meatballsRECIPE BELOW
4cupsbaby spinach
¼cupgrated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, 4 to 5 minutes.
Add broth, cover and bring to a boil.
Add orzo, Italian seasoning and salt; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the orzo is just tender, about 9 minutes.
Stir in meatballs, cover pot and cook until the meatballs are heated through and the about 5 minutes.
Toss in spinach, cover and let spinach wilt, about 2-3 minutes.