Delicious and Healthy Italian Meatball Soup
You’ll love this hearty and delicious Italian Meatball Soup recipe. Also known as Italian Wedding Soup, this soup has a rich broth and is full of flavor from meatballs, parmesan cheese, and lots of vegetables.
Calories: 379kcal
Servings:
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup carrots diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 onion diced
- 1 cup Italian vegetable mix frozen, or frozen veggie mix of choice
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 12 ounces turkey meatballs frozen or homemade
- 32 ounces beef broth
- 1 cup water
- 5 ounces dry white wine optional
- 2 cans diced tomatoes 15 ounces each
- 1 cup whole wheat pasta dry
- 1 cup spinach fresh, cut into ribbons
- 4 Tbsp Parmesan cheese to garnish bowls at serving
Instructions
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except spinach, pasta, and parmesan in the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 6 to 7 hours.
- Stir in pasta, and cook on high for 15 minute or until pasta is tender.
- Add spinach, cook until wilted.
- Garnish with parmesan, serve, and enjoy.
Instant Pot Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except spinach, pasta, and parmesan in the Instant Pot inner pot. Close and lock lid and set to seal. Push "Soup" button and set for 10 minutes. (The total cook time will be longer since it will need time to come to pressure.)
- Once the timer goes off, allow to natural release for 5 minutes. Then set to vent, taking care not to get burned from steam. Once all steam is released, remove the lid.
- Push the "Sauté" button. Add pasta and cook until noodles are soft yet still a bit firm, about 6 minutes.
- Turn off Instant Pot. Stir in spinach and serve. Sprinkle with Parmesan in individual bowls.
Stove Top Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except spinach, pasta, and parmesan in a large soup pot. Place on stove burner over high heat. Bring to a rolling boil, then turn heat to medium so that soup is simmering (tiny boil). Cook for 15 minutes.
- Add pasta and cook until noodles are soft yet still a bit firm, about 6 minutes more.
- Turn off heat. Stir in spinach.
- To serve, sprinkle with Parmesan in individual bowls.
WW Information
Click here to track Weight Watchers Italian Meatball Soup recipe on the WW App. WW Plan 2024 points are 8 per serving.
Notes
Serving size - Approx 2 cups, 1/4 of recipe.
To Freeze:
- Combine all ingredients except pasta and Parmesan.
- Pour into a freezer container or zipper bag and freeze for up to 6 months.
- Measure, bag, and mark pasta and Parmesan, then store in the pantry until the day of serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 379 kcalCarbohydrates: 33 gProtein: 27 gFat: 16 gSaturated Fat: 5 gCholesterol: 84 mgSodium: 1991 mgPotassium: 830 mgFiber: 5 gSugar: 7 gVitamin A: 6093 IUVitamin C: 28 mgCalcium: 263 mgIron: 6 mg
