My favorite kind of canned soup is Campbell’s Italian Wedding Soup. And it used to have these little round pasta balls in it — they were so good! Then they changed the pasta and I don’t like it as well. So I thought — why not make your own version of that soup?? It would be more cost effective AND probably much better. So after a little experimenting I came up with a version that we all love!! My daughter who is in college came home and found a tub of it in the fridge and warmed up. She loved it! Yay!!

And since I’m a little obsessed with orzo pasta right now, I decided to make this soup with orzo. And I have to say — the orzo along with the homemade turkey meatballs is DIVINE!! This is our new favorite soup! And it makes a ton. I just put it in plastic containers in the fridge and the kids warm it up and eat it whenever they are hungry!!

Here’s the simple recipe! And another thing I love is that the meatballs AND the orzo cook right in the pot. SO easy!!

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Homemade Italian Orzo Wedding Soup!

Prep Time 40 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 12 servings

Ingredients

• meatballs:
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 2 Tbsp. minced chives
• 4 Tbsp finely minced onion
• 2 tsp. lemon pepper
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. grated lemon peel
• 1 1/4 ground turkey
• soup:
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 cup of shredded carrots
• 4 celery stalks chopped
• 1 medium onion minced
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 4 cartons (26 oz. each) chicken stock
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. lemon pepper
• 1 carton orzo pasta
• 1/2 package fresh spinach leaves
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese for garnish

Instructions

• 1. In a medium bowl, combine the ingredients for the meatballs. Mix up and shape into 1-inch balls.
• 2. For soup: in a stock pot heat the oil over medium heat. Add carrots, celery and onions and cook until 6-8 minutes until tender. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
• 3. Stir in the stock, salt and pepper. Bring up to a boil. Then drop the meatballs in. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes. Then add the orzo pasta and cook another 10 minutes, until the pasta is tender.
• 4. Stir in spinach and serve! Garnish with Parmesan cheese and chives. Yum!

What’s YOUR favorite soup to make??

Let me know in the comments!! 

Have a Yummy Day! 

xoxo

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