Italian Wedding Soup (2024)

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This Italian Wedding Soup comes together so quickly using my gluten-free Make Ahead Meatballs, but it tastes so special, you could serve it on a holiday or for company. Easy directions for the Crock Pot or Stove Top!

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Have you made my meatballsyet?

I know. It hasn’t even been 24 hours.

But you really should get on it.

Rainy days like today are perfect for a hot bowl of soup. And my Make Ahead Meatballs scream Italian Wedding Soup.

My husband LOVES this soup…and reminds me all the time that we could sell it. I barely have time to shower, but apparently I should be selling soup!

Anyway, I love it because it feels fancy and special, but it comes together with basic ingredients I usually have at home.

I just make or defrost a batch of my Make Ahead Meatballs, then sauté carrots and onions in a tsp of olive oil, then add homemade or organic chicken stock and bring to a simmer.

After veggies are soft, add in the meatballs and spinach (or escarole for the one person who happens to have it in their house) and it I cook until spinach wilts and meatballs warm up.

Then I throw some good Parmesan cheese on top and even add a YELLOW of little pasta if I am in the mood and dinner is served!

My first picture of this recipe! 🙂

Italian Wedding Soup

Author: Nancylynn

This 21 Day Fix Italian Wedding Soup comes together so quickly using my gluten-freeMake Ahead Meatballs,but it tastes so special, you could serve it on a holiday or for company. Easy directions for the Crock Pot, or Stove Top!

4.84 from 6 votes

Servings : 4 servings

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Ingredients

▢ Mini meatballs
▢ 4 cups chicken stock or broth
▢ 1 cup spinach
▢ 1 cup diced carrots
▢ 1/4 onion chopped
▢ 1 teaspoon olive oil
▢ 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese optional
▢ 2 cups gluten free elbow pasta optional

Instructions

Stove top:

In a large saucepan, saute onions and carrots with 1 tsp olive oil until onions are translucent. Add chicken stock and bring to a simmer.
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Add meatballs and spinach and cook until spinach wilts and meatballs warm up.
While soup is cooking, make some elbow pasta, if desired.
When finished, add pasta to the rest of the soup, divide into 4 bowls, and top with optional parmesan - quick and easy!

Crock Pot:

In a large saucepan, saute onions and carrots with 1 tsp olive oil until onions are translucent.
Add to crock pot, along with chicken stock, meatballs and spinach. Set on low 4-6 hours.
At the end of cook time, make some elbow pasta, if desired.
When finished, add pasta to the rest of the soup, divide into 4 bowls, and top with optional parmesan - quick and easy!

Notes

21 Day Fix: 1/2 GREEN, 1 RED, (optional) 1 YELLOW, (optional) 1/2 BLUE (per serving)

WW:11 points (per serving) [Calculated using optional parmesan cheese and optional pasta]

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5cupsCalories: 631kcalCarbohydrates: 100gProtein: 25gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 598mgPotassium: 503mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 6131IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 3mg

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Comments

Becky says
January 8, 2024 at 8:38 pm

For such simple ingredients, the flavor really packed a punch! I enjoyed this soup very much and the recipe is definitely a keeper. I didn’t make any changes, added the pasta, and shazam. YUM. I just found your site and I see a lot of things to try. Thanks!
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- Nancylynn says
  January 8, 2024 at 10:05 pm
  I am so happy to hear this!! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review 🥰.
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Kristie Wilson says
October 6, 2022 at 10:44 pm
Instapot recipe?
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- Nancylynn says
  October 7, 2022 at 2:05 pm
  Some readers were having issues with the pasta soaking up ALL the broth, so we removed the IP directions until we can get that sorted! But the post still had some IP mentions – so sorry for that confusion! They are all removed now while we work it out. Thanks for your patience!
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Corinne says
February 20, 2022 at 10:08 pm
Do you have the instant pot directions? Thank you!
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- Nancylynn says
  March 8, 2022 at 4:05 pm
  Sorry! They were pulled temporarily because a few readers were having issues with the noodles sucking up all the broth. Need to troubleshoot it!
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Kathy says
February 14, 2022 at 12:57 am
Am I missing something? I don’t see any instant pot instructions.
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JRN says
January 18, 2022 at 6:24 pm
Hi. Silly question. I go ahead and add in the already made meatballs with everything else, correct?
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- HJM says
  February 5, 2022 at 6:16 pm
  JRN, did you find your answer? If so what did you do? I was just wondering if I used the crock pot if I wanted to precook the meatball before placing them in the soup for 6 hours.
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  - Nancylynn says
    February 10, 2022 at 9:44 pm
    Yes, make the meatballs ahead
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- Nancylynn says
  February 10, 2022 at 9:43 pm
  Yes, both methods tell when to specifically add the meatballs! 🙂
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Kaylie says
April 5, 2021 at 5:18 pm

This is my fourth week of doing your full meal plans! I’m a stay at home mom that has a hardworking husband and we have 3 little girls. My children eat EVERYTHING on the meal plans. This has literally changed my life! I appreciate you and all your hard work. The fact that you offer this for free is incredible! I appreciate you!! I wish I could leave a picture of everything I make in my review! I added a can of fire roasted tomatoes to this recipe, delicious!
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- Nancylynn says
  April 26, 2021 at 7:12 pm
  This 100% made my day! Thank you thank you! I am so glad the full plans are helping, and the fact that your kids eat everything is AMAZING!
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Dawn says
February 27, 2021 at 5:43 pm

This is one of my favorites. I make it low carb and leave out pasta. So good!
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- Nancylynn says
  March 1, 2021 at 8:31 pm
  YAY! Thank you! And yes, great low carb option and still so yummy!
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Lynne says
May 20, 2020 at 8:55 pm
For
The Italian Wedding Soup using the Instapot do you need to cook the pasta first? It doesn’t sound like it but I wasn’t sure.
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- Nancylynn says
  May 21, 2020 at 2:12 am
  You don’t! That’s why I love my IP!
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  - Lynne says
    May 21, 2020 at 3:36 pm
    Thanks! I love my IP too!
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Alex says
January 13, 2019 at 3:46 pm
For those of us who dont do 21 day fix, about how many cups of pasta would you add if you were to add pasta?
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- Nancylynn says
  January 13, 2019 at 4:19 pm
  I would use the serving size on the box!
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Autumn says
January 21, 2018 at 8:26 pm
I’m loving all your recipes!
Did you use a whole batch of meatballs for this recipe?
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- Nancylynn says
  January 21, 2018 at 8:48 pm
  Thank you! Yes, I did!
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Hillary says
October 18, 2016 at 9:43 pm
Hi! I couldn’t find your meatball recipe for the italian wedding soup?!!
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- Nancylynn says
  October 19, 2016 at 12:58 am
  You are right! My hyperlinks were missing – all fixed now. Thank you!
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