Name: Meatball Pasta Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ½ lb Ground Beef; ½ lb Ground Pork; 1 egg; ¼ cup parmesan cheese; ¼ cup breadcrumbs; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; ¾ tsp Italian Seasoning; 1 tbsp butter; ¾ cup onion; ¾ cup carrots; ½ cup celery; 2 tsp garlic; 8 cups chicken broth; ¾ cup acini de pepe pasta; 3 cups baby spinach leaves; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; Cooking spray

How To Make Meatball Pasta Soup

Serve up a hearty bowl of soup for big weddings with our warm pasta soup! It’s loaded with delectable seasonings, and is bound to keep a crowd full.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½lbground beef90% lean
½lbground pork
1egg
¼cupparmesan cheesegrated
¼cupbreadcrumbs
½tspsaltplus more to taste
¼tspblack pepperplus more to taste
¾tspItalian Seasoning
1tbspbutter
¾cuponiondiced
¾cupcarrotspeeled, halved and sliced
½cupcelerysliced
2tspgarlicminced
8cupschicken broth
¾cupacini de pepe pastauncooked
3cupsbaby spinach leaves
2tbspchopped parsley
Cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat the broiler.
Line a sheet pan with foil and coat it with cooking spray.
Place the ground beef, pork, egg, parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Stir to combine.
Roll ½-inch sized meatballs out of the meat mixture and place on the sheet pan.
Broil for 8 minutes or until tops are browned.
Melt the butter in a large soup pot over medium heat.
Add the onion, carrot and celery to the pot and cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until just softened.
Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
Pour in the chicken broth and acini de pepe, then season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
Bring the soup to a simmer.
Add the meatballs to the soup.
Cook for 10 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender.
Stir in the spinach and cook for 2 minutes or until wilted.
Sprinkle with parsley, serve, and enjoy!