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Italian Wedding Soup
with turkey meatballs / lentils

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This clean, vegetable-packed soup is a twist on a classic Cook Smarts recipe that was first featured back in December 2014. We think this refreshed version will be as much of a hit as the original.

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Ingredients

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Servings:
4
Italian-Style Meatballs:
  • Turkey, ground and lean - 1 lb (sub any ground meat)
  • Milk - 1/4 cup
  • Italian seasoning - 2 tsp
  • Salt - 1 tsp
  • Panko or breadcrumbs, any gluten-free - 1/4 cup
  • Cheese, parmesan (opt) - 2 Tbsp , grated
Italian Wedding Soup with Turkey Meatballs:
  • Onions, medium - 1 , diced
  • Carrots - 8 oz , chopped
  • Celery - 2 stalks , chopped
  • Swiss chard - 6 oz , leaves and stems chopped and separate
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Tomato paste - 1 Tbsp
  • Italian seasoning - 1 tsp
  • Stock, any type - 5 cups
  • Parmesan rind (opt) - 1
  • Turkey meatballs (ingredients listed separately) - ~12
  • Lentils, cooked - 1 cup
  • Lemon juice - 1 tsp
  • Cheese, parmesan (opt) - 2 Tbsp , grated

Prep

  1. Make meatballs - (Skip if meatballs were made ahead for Tuesday.) Heat oven to 375F / 191C degrees. Mix ground turkey, milk, Italian seasoning (portion for the meatballs), salt, panko / breadcrumbs and cheese (portion for the meatballs). Brush or spray a sheet pan with some oil. Roll meatball mixture into small 1” / 2.5 cm wide meatballs and place onto sheet pan. Bake until just cooked through, 15 to 18 minutes. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)

  2. Onions / Carrots / Celery - Prep as directed and combine. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)

  3. Swiss chard - Chop Swiss chard, keeping leaves and stems separate. (Can be done up to 2 days ahead)

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Make

  1. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and then onions, carrots, celery and chard stems to heated oil with a pinch of salt. Saute until softened, 5 to 6 minutes.

  2. Stir in tomato paste and Italian seasoning (portion for the soup) until fragrant, ~1 minute more.

  3. Add stock and parmesan rind (if using) and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes to let the flavors come together.

  4. Add meatballs, lentils and chard leaves. Continue to simmer soup until meatballs are warmed through.

  5. Move soup off heat and stir in lemon juice. Taste and season with some salt and pepper.

  6. Serve soup with parmesan (portion for the soup) sprinkled over top if you’d like. Enjoy!


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