Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup

This easy Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup is delicious, and perfect for a chilly night!  #SlowCooker

Hi! I’m Krysta, from KrystaSteen.com and I’m excited to share a great recipe with you today!  We’re big soup people in our house and this one fits the bill!  Even my teen boys who tend to avoid a vegetable like the plague gobbled it up.  I count that as a win for mom!

This soup is crazy easy too – who doesn’t love a great slow cooker meal?!  You could certainly use homemade meatballs if you prefer, but as a busy mom I just use the frozen ones and they work like a charm.  If you are using homemade meatballs, I would probably freeze them first!

We actually like to add the whole package of orzo to make it an even thicker, stew-like soup, but just add less if that suits your family better.  The Parmesan rind isn’t absolutely necessary, but I would highly recommend it!  It adds a wonderful flavor.  

You could also use kale instead of spinach and I bet that would be delicious as well!

Enjoy!

 

Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup

Here’s how to make this delicious slow cooker Italian Wedding Soup:

Ingredients:

4 large carrots, sliced

1 large onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 Tbsp olive oil

28 oz. package frozen Italian style meatballs

32 oz. chicken stock

4 cups water

3 cups baby spinach

1 bay leaf

2 cups uncooked orzo pasta (or other small pasta)

Parmesan rind

salt and pepper to taste

 

Directions:

Saute the carrots, onions and garlic in the olive oil over medium heat,  for about 8-10 minutes, until softened.

In a slow cooker, add all ingredients except the uncooked pasta and mix well.

Cook on low for 7 or 8 hours.

Turn off the slow cooker and add your uncooked pasta, stir and let sit for 30 minutes.

Remove bay leaf and whatever is left of the Parmesan rind and serve topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

 

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