Creamy Italian Meatball Soup Recipe
Delicious and comforting creamy Italian meatball soup recipe with meatballs and pasta in a rich tomato broth.
Equipment
- pot
Ingredients
- 1 recipe homemade meatballs or frozen meatballs thawed
- 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 canned
- 8 oz rotini pasta uncooked, 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
- Make homemade meatballs or thaw frozen meatballs.
- Heat olive oil in the pot over medium heat. Add diced onion with salt and pepper. Cook for 6-8 minutes until browned.
- Add minced garlic, Italian seasoning, tomato paste, and salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add a splash of broth to clean the bottom of the pot.
- Stir in remaining broth, crushed tomatoes, pasta, and cooked meatballs with salt and pepper.
- Bring to a simmer, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 12-15 minutes until pasta is al dente.
- Stir in spinach and heavy cream until spinach wilts.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with Parmesan and parsley.
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Notes
Season moderately with salt and pepper to enhance flavors. Add a cheese rind for extra depth and remember that the soup thickens as it sits.
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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