Simple Italian Wedding Soup
A simple take on Italian Wedding soup with meatballs, greens and pecorino cheese.
Ingredients
- ½ pound ground pork
- ½ pound ground beef
- 1 egg beaten
- ½ cup pecorino romano cheese, grated
- ¼ cup italian parsley, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped
- extra pecorino romano for serving
Instructions
- Bring homemade chicken broth to a simmer in a large pot.
- In a large bowl mix together ground pork, ground beef, egg, pecorino romano cheese, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Roll mixture into small meatballs, no larger than 1 inch.
- Gently drop meatballs into broth and simmer until cooked through. They typically start to float in broth when they are done.
- Add spinach and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately and garnish with pecorino romano cheese.