Italian Wedding Soup

For the Meatballs:

• 1 pound ground beef

• 1 pound ground pork

• 2 egg

• 1/2 cup bread crumbs

• 2 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

• Mix all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl with your hands until combined.

• Make into small balls and place on a pan rack

• Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes until cooked

For the Soup:

• 8 cups chicken broth

• 3 Tbls better than bouillon

• 1 cup chopped carrots

• 1 cup chopped celery

• 1 cup chopped onion

• 1 Tbls oil

• 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped

• 1 cup soup pasta, acini de pepe or orzo pasta are good choices

  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Add the broth, bouillon and meatballs to a large crockpot or pot, simmer.

Add oil, carrot, celery and onions to a pot and cook until tender, then add to broth.

Add noodles to the broth, cook until done, add chopped spinach.

when ready to serve top it off with parmesan cheese.