Italian Wedding Soup
with white beans / orzo / herb and cheese bread
This classic Italian soup is loaded with colorful vegetables, orzo pasta, and white beans for some extra substance. This soup was last featured here.
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Ingredients
- Cheese, parmesan (opt) - 2 oz, grated
- Green onions - 2 stalks, chopped, green and white parts combined
- Butter - 3 Tbsp
- Baguette, small - 1
- Onions, medium - 1, diced
- Carrots - 8 oz, chopped
- Beans, cannellini or butter (14 oz / 397 g) - 1 can, drained and rinsed
- 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
- Pasta, orzo - 1/2 cup
- Baby spinach - 5 oz
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Cheese, parmesan (opt) - 2 oz, grated
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Prep
- Onions / Carrots / Cheese (portion for bread) - Prep as directed. Combine onions and carrots. Store cheese separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Green onions - Chop green onions, combining green and white parts.
- Beans - Drain and rinse.
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Make
- Heat oven to 375F / 191C degrees.
- Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
- 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 and parmesan rind (if using) and bring to a simmer.
- While soup simmers, prep herb and cheese bread by mashing butter with green onions (white and green parts) and parmesan (portion for bread). Slice baguette open lengthwise and spread cut-side with butter.
- Place bread onto a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden.
- While bread bakes, return to soup and add orzo. Simmer until orzo is nearly tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add beans and spinach. Stir until spinach cooks down. Continue to simmer soup until beans are warmed through.
- Cut herb and cheese bread into slices.
- Move soup off heat and stir in lemon juice. Taste and season with some salt and pepper.
- Ladle soup into bowls. Serve some grated parmesan cheese (portion for soup) on top if you’d like. Enjoy bread on the side.
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Ratings
13 reviews
great flavor and came together quickly. I doubled the spices and husband and kids ate it up.
0 HelpfulServed with sliced fake sausage coins I fried up separately b/c the store was out of GimmeLean Veg Sausage
0 HelpfulI loved this and was super easy given I had made the meatballs ahead of time. Unfortunately, my 6-year-old didn't like it; the 3-year-old did!
0 HelpfulUsed premade frozen meatballs which saved me some time. Next time will add some garlic and maybe a can of diced tomatoes.
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