healthy quick italian wedding soup.

My quest for easy, healthy soups continues!  I love Italian wedding soup - it is perfect with garlicky bread for a post-yoga winter dinner....  But the fatty meatballs and the high sodium broth don't exactly scream "I just worked out" - nor does standing over a stove for an hour!  Enter frozen turkey meatballs, low sodium broth and lots of veggies....

healthy quick italian wedding soup. 

1 handful baby carrots (I always have them on hand), diced

1/2 onion, diced

1 head escarole, rinsed, dried and rough chopped

1-2 garlic cloves, minced

1 14 oz bottle low sodium veggie broth

1/2 bag frozen turkey meatballs

1/4 cup whole wheat spaghetti, broken into thirds

fresh cracked pepper

salt to taste

1 tbsp oregano

1 tbsp paprika

1 egg

2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan (divided)

 

 

Heat olive oil in a large stock pot.  Add carrots, garlic and onion and saute 5 minutes.  Add escarole, salt and pepper and cook down, about 2 minutes.  Add broth and bring to a boil.  Add spaghetti and spices.  Cook about 5 minutes.  Add meatballs and cook for another 5 minutes.  In a small bowl, beat egg and 1 tbsp of Parmesan.  Slowly pour into the soup, stirring to combine.  Cook about 1-2 minutes and remove from heat.  Serve in a bowl topped with reserved Parmesan and a side of crusty garlic bread! 

 

*This makes enough for a couple meals but it keeps and reheats great!