Italian Wedding Soup

Ina Garten

2008, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, All Rights Reserved

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Food with Love

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Total Time:
1 hr 15 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

For the meatballs:

  • 3/4 pound ground chicken
  • 1/2 pound chicken sausage, casings removed
  • 2/3 cup fresh white bread crumbs
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 cloves)
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus extra for serving
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the soup:

  • 2 tablespoons good olive oil
  • 1 cup minced yellow onion
  • 1 cup diced carrots (3 carrots), cut into 1/4 inch pieces
  • 3/4 cup diced celery (2 stalks), cut into 1/4 inch pieces
  • 10 cups homemade chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup small pasta such as tubetini or stars
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh dill
  • 12 ounces baby spinach, washed and trimmed

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

For the meatballs, place the ground chicken, sausage, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, Pecorino, Parmesan, milk, egg, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a bowl and combine gently with a fork. With a teaspoon, drop 1 to 1 1/4-inch meatballs onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. (You should have about 40 meatballs. They don't have to be perfectly round.) Bake for 30 minutes, until cooked through and lightly browned. Set aside.

In the meantime, for the soup, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot. Add the onion, carrots, and celery and saute until softened, 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken stock and wine and bring to a boil. Add the pasta to the simmering broth and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, until the pasta is tender. Add the fresh dill and then the meatballs to the soup and simmer for 1 minute. Taste for salt and pepper. Stir in the fresh spinach and cook for 1 minute, until the spinach is just wilted. Ladle into soup bowls and sprinkle each serving with extra grated Parmesan.

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Wine Suggestion for This Recipe

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc

Acidic, refreshing white wine

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  • on January 30, 2012

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    Outstanding - - my husband was looking for a brothy soup and I was skeptical, thinking this would be too much work. It was easy and absolutely delicious - I've made it several times. I followed the recipe almost exactly, except that I doubled the veggies (always do and it was outstanding. Light and fulfilling at the same time with tons of flavor. Can't wait for the leftovers.

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  • on January 27, 2012

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    Very, very good!!

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  • on January 26, 2012

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    I have never gone wrong with any of the contessa's receipes. This soup is GREAT!! I was home recoverying from an illness and I could not tolerate another cup of canned soup or restaurant soup for that matter. I just happened to catch Ina's 40th Wedding anniversary dinner-and she made this wonderful soup. (By the way-it's so refreshing to see a couple that really love each other....You go girl!

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