Description
This easy creamy meatball soup is a delicious blend of savory Italian sausage meatballs, hearty tomatoes, and a creamy broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- Meatballs
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1/2 lb Italian sausage
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- Soup
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 stalks celery, minced
- 1 carrot, minced
- 1 small onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Parmesan rind (optional)
- Dry pasta, about 1 cup
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- Fresh basil, chopped
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- Additional freshly grated Parmesan for serving
Instructions
- Meatballs:
- Combine all of the ingredients for the meatballs in a bowl. Do not over mix. Shape into 1” meatballs.
- Soup:
- Heat the olive oil in a deep pot. Add the meatballs in batches, browning them on all sides until cooked through. Once all of the meatballs have been cooked, reserve on a plate.
- Drain all but a tablespoon of the grease from the pot.
- Add minced celery, carrot, onion and garlic to the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté for a few minutes to soften.
- Stir in the tomato paste. Toast for a minute.
- Add in the crushed tomatoes, stock, bay leaves, Italian seasoning and Parmesan rind (if you have one). Season with just a pinch of salt.
- Bring the mixture almost to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Once simmered, remove and discard the bay leaves and Parmesan rind.
- Turn up the heat, add in the dried pasta. Cook the pasta just before al dente, stirring often to ensure the pasta does not stick to the bottom.
- Reduce the heat. Pour in the heavy whipping cream. Add in the Parmesan cheese. Stir. Cook for another minute.
- Add in the reserved meatballs, fresh spinach, basil and parsley.
- Cook just long enough to wilt the spinach and warm up the meatballs.
- Ladle into bowls sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.