Italian Wedding Soup

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I love to cook and this soup is requested by my friends more often than any other item i cook, bar none. LIght and substantial all at the same time. Easy to make. I serve with a simple oil and vinegar salad, and french bread or home made rolls. This was not something i grew up with, in our italian home - too bad. I can't thank you enough for this recipe!

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This is the first time I have ever made meatballs in my life and one of the first meals I've ever made from scratch (minus the broth. The dish was really easy to make and kind of fun. I don't like cooking and food doesn't really excite me, but this dish was a hit with my roommates and myself.

We modified the dish by cutting out the most fats and sodium as I could. The Safeway brand of Chicken Broth has only 250 mg of Sodium per cup compared to the Swanson Low Sodium version that has 450 mg. I also swapped out the white bread for wheat bread. I also bought 93/7 pork and beef. I feared it would be too bland, but it was delicious and I like things salty!

Try it! You'll like it!

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I made this because the base of it seemed a lot like another of her soups I have tried, Stracciatella (Italian Egg Drop soup with Spinach only more filling because of the meat.

The modifications I made: I used her traditional meatball recipe which has a few more ingredients and then browned the meatballs on the stove top before baking them off in the oven before adding them to the soup. I did make the meatballs much smaller than normal for this soup. Also, I used chicken stock, not broth and added about a cup of acini de pepe pasta.

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This has become a staple and a simple "wow" meal at my house.

I make 6 lbs. of the meatballs at a time. My mom helps (she's 87 and we roll them very tiny, about 1/2". Granted, it takes a while, but it's well worth the effort. Then we freeze them on cookie sheets, and package them up in six containers.

I always have chicken stock and frozen chopped spinach on hand. Once you have a supply of frozen meatballs, you can whip this up in no time at all.

It impresses even my Sicilian pals...and those guys talk food before, during, and after a meal....and all the time, actually. Thank you, Giada.

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Made this soup as a first course for a dinner party this weekend and it was out of this world delicious!! I made a couple of modifications from the recipe. First, I used ground veal and pork for the meatballs instead of beef and the meatballs came out incredibly light and tender! I doubled the meatball recipe and used half to make some larger meatballs that I used in tomato sauce -- oh boy...this is my forever meatball recipe now! I also made my own broth recipe and left the carrots and celery in the soup along with some of the cut up chicken breast. And, I substituted spinach for the escarole in the soup. As i said, I made this as a first course....but, with some good, crusty italian bread, this is a meal soup! I will definitely make this one again and again!!

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My family loved this recipe. even my 3 yr old ate it up. we dont eat red meat so i substituted ground turkey and sweet italian turkey sausage and it came out wonderfully. i will definitely be making this again in the near future

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I saw her cook this on the television and knew that it had to be good. I made it over a year later after talking about if for so long. It was all that I hoped, but it is a little light for a full meal. Ina Garten adds carrots and celery to hers, and I think that may be good. It would give it some substance, but I definately recommend this recipe.

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My Italian friends say this is the best Wedding Soup they have ever had. I roast the meatballs in a 325 degree oven for a few minutes to help them hold together better in the soup.

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I followed the instructions most of the way to make sure I could rate this before making any changes if needed. I did use about 6 cloves of grated garlic since i already used the grater for the onion and I just love garlic! I did seem a little bland to me so I also added about 1/4-1/2 cup of white wine and some crushed red pepper. That made it much better. I also added 1/4 cup of orzo.For those who did think it was bland I am going with the fact that our taste buds like stronger flavors. Give it a try!

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This soup reminded me of when I was visiting my family in Catania, Sicily. It is simple, quick and delicious. I added the Acini De Pepe like my Nonna does and it brought back some great memories.