Creamy Italian Meatball Soup Recipe
This creamy Italian meatball soup recipe is a delightful, comforting dish filled with meatballs and pasta in a rich, creamy broth.
Equipment
- pot
Ingredients
Homemade Meatballs or Frozen Meatballs
- 1 recipe of homemade meatballs or an 18-20 oz. bag of frozen meatballs, thawed
Soup Base
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 32 oz. chicken broth
- 28 oz. crushed tomatoes can
- 8 oz. uncooked rotini pasta (or about 2 ½ cups)
- 2 cups baby spinach
- ½ cup heavy cream
- Kosher salt
- fresh cracked pepper
- shaved Parmesan for garnish
- freshly chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- Make homemade meatballs or thaw frozen meatballs.
- Heat olive oil in the pot over medium heat. Add diced onion, salt, and pepper. Cook for 6-8 minutes until browned.
- Add minced garlic, Italian seasoning, tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add splashes of broth to clean the bottom of the pot.
- Stir in remaining broth, crushed tomatoes, pasta, and cooked meatballs along with salt and pepper.
- Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 12-15 minutes until pasta is al dente.
- Stir in baby spinach and heavy cream until spinach wilts.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with Parmesan and parsley.
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Notes
Season this soup moderately with Kosher salt and black pepper. If using Parmesan cheese rind, add it to the pot while simmering. The soup thickens as it sits; add broth or cream if too thick.
Nutrition
Serving: 1of the soupCalories: 383kcalCarbohydrates: 37.9gProtein: 16.2gFat: 19.7gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 52.8mgSodium: 1033.3mgFiber: 5.1gSugar: 9.2g
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