Weekend Italian Wedding Soup

Ingredients

• Stock
• 1 large onion, halved
• 4 large carrots, divided
• 6 large stalks celery, divided
• 4 whole garlic cloves, lightly crushed
• 2 large bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorn
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried
• 2 sprigs fresh oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (or 1 teaspoon dried
• 4 cups chicken stock
• Meatballs
• 1/2 cup plain panko breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup finely grated parmesan, plus more for serving
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 cloves garlic, finely grated, separated
• 1 egg, beaten to blend
• 1 ½ pounds ground pork
• Soup
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for hands
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 cup dry ditalini
• 2 cloves garlic, finely grated, separated
• 1 bunch mature spinach, torn into 2-inch pieces (about 7 cups)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped

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