Italian Wedding Soup with Parmesan Soup Cubes Recipe - (3.8/5)

Ingredients

• For the soup
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 chicken boullion cube
• 3/4 cup small pasta (I used orzo, but any shape would work)
• 5 cups of leafy greens (I used spinach but kale, chard or escarole would work. In a pinch, you could substitute frozen spinach)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• For the meatballs
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• freshly ground pepper
• 9 oz ground meat (I used half ground beef and half ground pork)
• Parmesan Soup Cubes
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
• 3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/8 cup flour