Deliciously comforting Italian Wedding Soup! Satisfying soup made with turkey meatballs, kale and orzo.
Ah, comfort in a bowl!
I love soups. Every year, I can’t wait to the Fall season just so I can start making all the best comfort dishes, and soups are definitely at the top of my list. I know that in Florida, Fall doesn’t really start until December, but I still like to start making comfort recipes the moment September hits.
This is one of my favorite soups to make. As much as I like making all kinds of different soups, I am partial to a few. If forced to choose, I’d say that Zuppa Tuscana, Italian Wedding, Tomato Bisque and Crab Bisque are at the top of my soup list. (Oh, but it leaves out so many.)
I love this soup because it’s perfect for any mood and it has the best combination of flavors. First, you have meatballs and common, meatballs will make any soup a winner. You can actually play around and make chicken or beef meatballs here. Personally, I like turkey. Next, you have kale. I love kale and usually graze on raw kale while making this soup. I purposely leave out a couple of leaves for me to munch on. Then, you have a touch of pasta in the tiny orzo bites. You can use any small pasta like ditalini, stars or acini di pepe. (If you wish, you can omit pasta all together.) Finally, the “cherry on top” is fresh grated Parmesan cheese.
Oh, and guess what? This is a one-pot soup. I love that part. You may be tempted to cook meatballs in a separate pan but you will miss out on SO much flavor! Cook them in the same pot that you will be making this soup and hold on to all that great flavor that comes from browning meat and onions.
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Italian Wedding Soup with Turkey Meatballs and Orzo
Ingredients
- Meatballs:
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/4 cup minced yellow onion
- 1 Tbsp mined Italian parsley
- salt fresh ground pepper
- Soup:
- Meatballs from above
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 6 cups of stock
- About 6 cups of chopped kale
- 3/4 cup dry orzo
- 1 garlic clove
- salt
- red pepper flakes optional
- 1 egg + 2 Tbsp fresh grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredient for the meatballs and mix until all evenly combined.
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Preheat a large pot over medium heat and add olive oil. Form small meatballs and add them to the pot. Cook meatballs over medium heat until about half way done.
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Add chopped onion and minced garlic. Saute for a couple of minutes.
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Slowly add stock and raise heat to medium-high. Bring it to boil and lower the heat back to medium.
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Add salt and red pepper flakes to taste.
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Add orzo and chopped kale. Cook until orzo is done.
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Whisk egg in a small bowl and mix it with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.
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Once orzo is cooked, start slowly swirling soup (in one direction) and slowly pour in the egg mixture.
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Cook for about a minute or two and serve.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from Lyuba at willcookforsmiles.com. All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
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Justine@CookingandBeer says
Yum! This soup just screams “fall!” I love the turkey meatballs, and it just sounds like comfort in a bowl! Pinned!
lyuba says
Absolutely, Justine! Thank you so much!
Liz says
I love this soup. Thanks so much.
lyuba says
Thank you, Liz! I hope you’ll make it soon 🙂
Mariya says
Looks so good, my family loves soups and I’m out of ideas we love zuppa toscana so I think this will be so good also! Do you have recipe for tomato bisque soup? They have one called Tuscan tomato at Safeway and it’s so good but I never found a good recipe. Thank you!
lyuba says
Hi Mariya! I hope you will enjoy this soup. I do have a recipe for Tomato Bisque right here: https://www.willcookforsmiles.com/2014/07/tomato-bisque-smoked-gouda-grilled-cheese-dippers.html
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
I love soups!! There are so many varieties and tastes. I’ve been making this soup for years — only not with the turkey. Your photos are stunning love them. How did your prevent your camera lens from steaming up? I’d have a problem with drooling over the soup. 🙂
lyuba says
Hahaha, thank you so much Marisa!
I’m actually not that close and I shoot about 5 minutes after I pour it in the bowl, so I haven’t had the steam issue.
Judy Hill says
Loved this soup and would like to share with friends. Thanks for the recipe
lyuba says
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you liked it 😉
Betty says
The Italian Wedding Soup…when you say “Stock” I guess you mean chicken? What would you recomend?
lyuba says
Hi Berry! I’m sorry, I usually specify in the recipe but missed it somehow. Yes, I’d recommend chicken stock or you can use vegetable broth if you have that on hand. I hope you like it!
lyuba says
Oh boy, hit reply without reading my reply. I’m sorry, Betty!
Betty says
Its ok! Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! Seems like a Great Soup, cant wait to try
Arlene says
Just made this soup and can’t believe how tasty it is! Definitely a keeper! Thank you!
Melody says
Do you think this could be made in a crockpot?