Description
Savor the deliciousness of Crockpot Italian Wedding Soup. This hearty dish combines juicy meatballs, vibrant vegetables, and tender pasta for a quick and comforting meal that delights.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ pound ground beef
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- ½ cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
- ¼ cup onion grated
- ¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt/Pepper To Taste
- 3 stalks celery diced
- 2 large carrots diced
- 1 onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons better than bouillion chicken base dissolved in 8 cups of water
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Salt/Pepper to Taste
- 1 cup acini de pepe pasta
- 4 cups baby spinach
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil.
- In a large bowl, mix all meatball ingredients until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Roll the meat mixture into 1.5-inch balls and place them on the prepared pan.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes, flipping once halfway through, until both sides are well browned. It's okay if they're not fully cooked through.
- Deglaze the sheet pan with a little of the water/bouillon mixture, scraping up any brown bits.
- Place the meatballs, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, Better than Bouillion, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, and salt/pepper in the crockpot and stir until combined.
- Cook for 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high, or until the meatballs reach 160 degrees.
- In the last hour of cooking, add the pasta.
- Just before serving, add the spinach and stir until wilted.
Notes
Meatballs can be prepared ahead of time and frozen before baking for easy meal prep.
For a richer flavor, let the soup simmer longer on low in the crockpot.
Feel free to add more vegetables like zucchini or bell peppers for added nutrition.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 354
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 85mg