Italian Wedding Soup With Carrots Orzo And Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients

• From whole foods web site: "there are endless variations on this soup, but the main elements are meatballs and greens. in our recipe, we make meatballs of ground beef and pork, and we add plenty of fresh herbs and kale for the green component. while the name indicates that the soup might be served at an italian wedding, it is actually a mistranslation of minestra maritata, which refers to the "marriage" of greens and meat in the soup."
• For the meatballs
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/4 pound ground pork
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup fresh white breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• 3 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• Pinch ground nutmeg
• Pinch paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
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• For the soup
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 3/4 cup chopped white onion
• 3/4 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 small can whole tomatoes, drained and halved
• 1 cup orzo (rice shaped pasta)
• 2 cups shredded kale

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