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Mama Patierno’s Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

Mama Patierno’s Italian Wedding Soup recipe, using Mama Patierno’s Organic Italian Seasoning.

Mama’s family and friend favorite will keep you coming back to make more. Mama’s Organic Italian Seasoning combined with carrots, celery, sweet onion, spinach, low sodium chicken broth and tiny meatballs (see Mama’s Meatball recipe) provides healthy protein and vitamins and a savory meal at the same time.

Mama Patierno’s Organic Italian Wedding Soup Recipe PDF

Ingredients:

14 to 16 small Italian meatballs (See Mama’s Meatball Recipe)
2 large celery stalks
2 large carrots
4 garlic cloves or more to taste
½ to ¾ sweet onion
2 cups chopped spinach (or escarole)
2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
48-ounce low sodium chicken broth (6 cups)
½ lb. orzo pasta
2½ tablespoons of Mama’s Italian Seasoning
1½ teaspoons of fine sea salt or garlic salt or more to taste
½ teaspoon of white pepper
⅛ teaspoon of fine crushed red pepper or cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons of grated pecorino cheese or parmesan

How to Make:

- - Chop or mince the onion, garlic, celery, and carrots
  - Bring chicken broth to boil then simmer and add the minced vegetables
  - Add Mama’s Italian Seasoning, Garlic Salt and White & Red Pepper per above and stir. You can use black pepper if white not available.
  - Add the meatballs
  - Add ½ cup of Orzo and stir
  - Add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and stir
  - Let simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally
  - Add the chopped spinach (or escarole)
  - Stir in 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
  - Let simmer 5 minutes
  - Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes to thicken and add more salt or pepper to taste if needed

Note:

This will serve 6 people. Be sure to add parmesan cheese in your bowl too and dunk your Italian bread! If you reheat the next day, you’ll need to add more chicken broth.

Quick Version:

You can put the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic cloves, with some of the chicken broth in a blender all at once, add to the pot, add remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil etc.