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February 06, 2009
Heather's Mom's Italian Wedding Soup
This is rumored to be the best Italian Wedding Soup in the World! Having not tasted all of the recipes in the world, I will stop short of that endorsement, but I will vouch for it being the best I have ever had.
Even better than Carrabba's
Soup:
1 Package of uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast, cut up into bite sized pieces
2 large cans of chicken broth (the good stuff, it doesn't pay to skimp on this)
1 large bag of carrots, cleaned and cut into disks
1 Celery head, cleaned and cut into disks (including the heart and the leaves)
Peppercorns (a "sprinkling")
Combine everything EXCEPT the celery in a large stock pot add water, leaving about 5 inches to the top and start cooking on medium.
Meatballs:
1-2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 cup sharp Ramano cheese, grated.
1 (small?) egg
Dash (or 2) of Parsley
Garlic Powder (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Mix ingredients and form into balls about the size of a nickel.
Gently roll the meatballs into the pot of soup being careful not to smash them.
Add the celery and let the soup simmer, stir occasionally to keep it from sticking to the bottom and skim off any reject floaters.
Cook until all ingredients are cooked thru.
Pasta:
1 box "tubitinni" pasta
Cook pasta according to the directions on the box. Be sure to keep an eye on it, it cooks fast.
Rinse and drain pasta and set aside.
to serve:
1 scoop of noodles
1 ladle of soup
Garnish with grated Ramano cheese.
Enjoy!
your host for this episode : carrie; February 6, 2009 04:52 PM