Easy Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often more affordable.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats are healthier, while crushed crackers can be a cost-effective substitute.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Add bread crumbs, milk, and 1 egg to a large bowl and stir until combined.

When the milk is absorbed by the bread crumbs, add shredded parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and oregano.

Stir again, then add ground meat (pork and turkey) and mix well.

Brown the meatballs in the bottom of the pot you plan on making the soup in.

Transfer the browned meatballs to a bowl.

In the same pot, cook chopped onion, carrot, and celery until softened.

Add garlic and stir it around the pot.

Add a bay leaf and pour in stock.

Let this simmer for about 20 minutes.

Add pasta and the meatballs to the pot.

Simmer for another 10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.

Remove the bay leaf and stir in fresh spinach and parsley.

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