Italian · Soup

Italian Wedding Soup with Turkey Meatballs

Name: Italian Wedding Soup with Turkey Meatballs
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 450 g lean ground turkey; ½ tsp Italian seasoning; ½ tsp paprika; 1 egg, large; 30 g panko bread crumbs; 60 ml whole milk; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 28 g Parmesan cheese, grated; ½ tsp red chili flakes; 1½ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, for the baking sheet; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 sweet onion, large, cut into 6 mm dice; 2 carrots, large, cut into 6 mm dice; 8 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced 6 mm thick; 1 zucchini, medium, cut into 6 mm half-moons; 1 red bell pepper, large, seeded and diced 6 mm; 1 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2.8 L chicken stock; 2 leaves bay leaves; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 500 g escarole, about 2 heads, trimmed and cut into 2.5 cm pieces; 225 g whole-wheat orecchiette, cooked al dente; 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated; 4 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Light turkey meatballs made tender with a milk and panko panade simmer in a brothy vegetable soup with escarole and whole-wheat orecchiette. Parmesan and parsley finish each bowl.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on50 min
Total1 h 55 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Meatballs

450 glean ground turkey
½ tspItalian seasoning
½ tsppaprika
1egg, large
30 gpanko bread crumbs
60 mlwhole milk
2 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
28 gParmesan cheese, grated
½ tspred chili flakes
1½ tspkosher salt
¼ tspblack pepper, freshly ground
1 tbspextra-virgin olive oil, for the baking sheet

Soup

2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1sweet onion, large, cut into 6 mm dice
2carrots, large, cut into 6 mm dice
8 stalkscelery, trimmed and sliced 6 mm thick
1zucchini, medium, cut into 6 mm half-moons
1red bell pepper, large, seeded and diced 6 mm
1 tspkosher salt
½ tspblack pepper, freshly ground
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2.8 Lchicken stock
2 leavesbay leaves
4 sprigsfresh thyme
2 sprigsfresh rosemary
500 gescarole, about 2 heads, trimmed and cut into 2.5 cm pieces
225 gwhole-wheat orecchiette, cooked al dente

To serve

50 gParmesan cheese, grated
4 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Celery
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Olive
Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Endive
Zucchini
Carrot
Basil
Oregano
Thyme
Rosemary
Marjoram
Parsley
Tarragon
Chervil
Bay leaf
Lavender
Savory
Black and white pepper
Paprika
Yeast
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Turkey
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Heat
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised
Brothy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight
Meal prep

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly
One pot
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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