Beas Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/4 pound ground lamb (or venison)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (extra-virgin)
• 1/4 cup diced bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced yellow onion
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup diced carrot
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 ounces dry shell pasta (1/2 cup small shell pasta)
• 2 cups chopped escarole (or kale)