This Italian wedding soup with acini di pepe and turkey meatballs is a super tasty recipe! I’ll show you a few tricks to make the turkey meatballs really moist and most importantly delicious. Acini di pepe is normally the type of pasta used for the Italian-American wedding soup version. You could also use ditalini, tubetti, orzo, or whatever pasta you like! I hope you enjoy this wedding soup with turkey meatballs recipe!
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ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP
INGREDIENTS
For the soup
– 8 ounces acini di pepe pasta
– 1 medium onion diced
– 2 medium carrots diced
– 2 large celery ribs diced
– 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
– kosher salt to taste
– 10 cups low sodium chicken stock
– 1 bunch escarole washed and chopped
– 1 bunch spinach
– 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano grated
– 1/4 cup olive oil
For the meatballs
– 2 pounds ground turkey
– 1 cup breadcrumbs
– 1 medium onion grated
– 1/2 cup parmesan grated
– 1/2 cup basil chopped
– 1/2 cup parsley chopped
– 2 large eggs
– 1/4 cup milk
– 2 tablespoons olive oil
– 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
– 1 teaspoon black pepper
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25 Comments
Loved this! It was delicious, especially the turkey meatballs – really flavorful. Thanks for the recipe. BTW, do you know the Pasta Grammar YouTube channel? They're another great Italian food site. Worth checking out.
As Italian i have to say i never heard about an Italian wedding soup
Yum yum yum 😁😁❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Oh darn I wanted to see James react to that soup since he said in another video that this was his favorite soup that you have made! 🙂
I made this yesterday, it is a really excellent recipe, thank you!
I don't remember who it was who said it, but "The reason we eat food is to get olive oil in us." I thought that was enlightening. 🥰
Just made today and WOW! Excellent soup with so much flavor. I substituted turkey for pork. Great job with this recipe 👍!
Excellent soup! I added garlic (why is there no garlic???) Added a parm rind while it simmered, and cooked my pasta al dente outside the soup and added it a just before we ate with extra parsley
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My grandmother just added her meatballs uncooked right into the soup. They really didn't take that much time to cook. She use to tell me when they float to the top there just about done.
And if you can't find acini de pepin you can substitute Israeli cous cous, it's very tiny round pasta and very similar. Thanks for making these videos, I'm addicted to watching them. Have been binge watching the soup ones tonight and am definitely making one of them tomorrow!
Awesome 👏😻👏👏😭
First, love the channel! It is a misconception though that the vegetable ingredients you listed are more "healthy" than lets say pork or veal. Strictly speaking, the inverse is true. When it comes to nutrient density (vitamins, minerals and trace elements), you get MOST of the nutritious value from the meat and the broth, the vegetables and grains are just "filler" with SOME additional nutrition provided.
Damn. Why do I watch these? I want to reach through the screen and grab a bowl of soup! New subscriber–love your channel!
This is one of my favorite soups; my grandmother made this often, love love it. She made another soup similar using escarole.
Whole Foods makes a mild Italian chicken sausage that has the perfect seasonings and flavor for these meatballs. I use it and just add breadcrumbs, the cheese, and the other things, with a little extra salt.
Where in Italy is this recipe from, if I may ask?
why I feel like Eminem is making meatballs 🤔
Delicious! My best friend lives in chicago, so iv'e visited there for over 25 yrs,,,she cant boil an egg! at 3 of her homes, she's been unable to tell me how to turn her oven on …luckily, everyone else in her family are really good cooks..i was very pleased to be asked to cook this soup for a post wedding day hangover dinner the day after her nieice's wedding…for about 25 of us!..we all just needed bread & soup! ..very similar to yours, except her niece told me to wet the meatball mix with grated apple..she makes turkey burgers with grated apple too..my frieind has a couple of grandchildren now, same age as your kids, who are really interested in cooking & ive pointed then to your videos!
When browning meatballs in oven…is it ok not to brown them on both sides? 5:42
I like the music playing in the background. What is the name of the song please? 😊
Baking meatballs for Italian wedding soup is sacrilege.. would not recommend that for texture and flavor purposes but to each his own. It's kind like saying you should boil a steak instead of grilling. Just doesn't make sense
Fall has arrived and I will now be making a triple batch of this soup using beef and pork for the 3rd time. I make my own chicken broth first, then prepare the recipe per the instructions and pressure can. What a wonderful recipe. Once done, I have enough Italian Wedding Soup to last me the winter. This soup and some homemade bread makes for an absolutely wonderful meal.
You are easily the most grounded and authentic content creator for cooking on this platform. I wowed my parents with your beef and barley soup, and my Italian wedding soup is ready for table.
Thank you so much!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
I just transferred 4 of your vids to my FB page. I love stews and soups and you are so delightful to watch. Wish you weren't married because I'd propose….lol