Italian Wedding Soup
with meatballs / lentils

Name: Italian Wedding Soup
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb Turkey, ground (look for ground dark meat turkey if available); 1 Eggs; 1/4 cup Breadcrumbs, any gluten-free (sub almond flour); 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Black pepper; 1/4 tsp Garlic powder; 2 Tbsp Oil, cooking; 1/4 cup Stock, any type; 1 Onions, medium, diced; 8 oz Carrots, chopped; 1 Tbsp Oil, olive; 1 Tbsp Tomato paste; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/2 tsp Oregano, dried; 5 cups Stock, any type; 1 Cheese, parmesan rind (opt); ~12 Turkey meatballs (ingredients listed separately), halved; 2 cups Lentils, cooked (use pre-cooked lentils or if cooking from dried, use half the amount of dried and prepare according to package directions); 5 oz Baby spinach; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 2 oz Cheese, parmesan (opt), grated

Active: 40 min Total: 40 min

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

With meatballs from earlier in the week, this classic Italian soup is loaded with colorful vegetables and lentils for some extra substance. This soup was last featured here.
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Ingredients

Metric

Servings:

Turkey Meatballs:

Turkey, ground - 1 lb (look for ground dark meat turkey if available)
Eggs - 1
Breadcrumbs, any gluten-free - 1/4 cup (sub almond flour)
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
Garlic powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil, cooking - 2 Tbsp
Stock, any type - 1/4 cup

Italian Wedding Soup with Meatballs:

Onions, medium - 1 , diced
Carrots - 8 oz , chopped
Oil, olive - 1 Tbsp
Tomato paste - 1 Tbsp
Italian seasoning - 1 tsp
Oregano, dried - 1/2 tsp
Stock, any type - 5 cups
Cheese, parmesan rind (opt) - 1
Turkey meatballs (ingredients listed separately) - ~12 , halved
Lentils, cooked - 2 cups (use pre-cooked lentils or if cooking from dried, use half the amount of dried and prepare according to package directions)
Baby spinach - 5 oz
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Cheese, parmesan (opt) - 2 oz , grated

Prep

Onions / Carrots - Prep as directed and combine. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Make meatballs - (Skip if made ahead for Monday.) Mix ground turkey with eggs, breadcrumbs, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Form into 1.5" / 4 cm meatballs. (Can be done up to 2 days ahead)

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Make

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
If meatballs were not cooked ahead (for Monday): Add cooking oil and then meatballs to Dutch oven. Sear until golden brown on a few sides, ~5 minutes. Pour stock (portion for meatballs) into pan with meatballs. Lower heat to medium and cover with a lid. Cook, covered, for another 6 to 8 minutes until meatballs are cooked through. Set meatballs aside and return Dutch oven to heat. When meatballs are cool enough to handle, slice in half.
To heated Dutch oven, add olive oil. Add onions and carrots with a pinch of salt. Saute until softened, 5 to 6 minutes.
Stir in tomato paste, Italian seasoning, and oregano until fragrant, ~1 minute more.
Add stock (portion for soup) and parmesan rind (if using) and bring soup to a simmer.
Stir in meatballs, lentils, and spinach. Stir until spinach cooks down. Continue to simmer until meatballs are warmed through.
Move soup off heat and stir in lemon juice. Taste and season with some salt and pepper.
Serve soup with grated parmesan on top if you’d like. Enjoy!

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