Italian Wedding Soup

Name: How to cook Italian Wedding Soup - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

mjragsdale

Italian Wedding Soup

Ingredient

Food ration :

8 servings

Cooking time :

35 mins

finely chopped onion (1 large)

1/3 cup

snipped fresh italian (flat-leaf) parsley

1 tsp

snipped fresh oregano or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, crushed

1 small

head escarole (8 ounces), trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch strips

1 cup

fresh oregano springs (optional)

3 large

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In a large bowl combine eggs, onion, bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper. Add ground beef; mix well. Shape mixture into 1 1/4-inch meatballs. In a large skillet cook meatballs, half at a time, in hot oil over medium high heat until brown on all sides. Remove from skillet and drain on paper towels.

* Step 2

In a 5-to 6-quart slow cooker combine broth, carrots, died oregano (if using), the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Gently add meatballs.

* Step 3

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 hours, stirring in snipped oregano (if using), escarole, and pasta for the last 20 minutes of cooking.