dinner · beef
Italian Wedding Soup
Tiny meatballs with spinach, orzo, and parmesan in chicken broth.
10
Serves
30–60m
Prep
$8.78
Per person
Scale to
10
Ingredients
- Ground beefmeat/protein2 lb$12.00
- Orzo pastapantry1 lb$2.00
- Baby spinachproduce5 cup$3.00
- Chicken brothpantry10 cup$4.00
- Yellow onionproduce2 onion$2.00
- Carrotproduce4 carrot$2.00
- Parmesandairy10 tbsp$60.00
- Garlicproduce20 cloves$2.00
- Egg (binder)dairy1.5 egg$0.52
- Italian seasoningspices2.5 tsp$0.25
Instructions
- 1
Mix beef with egg, parmesan, garlic, italian seasoning, salt. Roll mini meatballs.
- 2
Sauté onion and carrot in pot 6 min. Add broth, simmer.
- 3
Drop meatballs in, simmer 8 min.
- 4
Add orzo, cook 8 min.
- 5
Stir in spinach until wilted; finish with parmesan.
Prep Timeline
T-30Mix and roll meatballs
T-20Sauté veg, simmer broth
T-12Cook meatballs and orzo
T-3Spinach, parm
Firehouse Notes
- Mini meatballs — marble-sized, not golf balls.
- Fresh parm at the table for the firefighters.
Estimated total
$87.78
$8.78 per person