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Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup. Doesn’t the name just give you warm and fuzzy feelings? It sure does for me!

The dead of winter in Wisconsin means big kettles of soup slow cooked on the stove over the weekend to be enjoyed all week long. I could eat soup, salad, and fresh sourdough bread every day of the week. I don’t tire of it. Luckily, my family shares my love. Seriously. My nine year old has requested soup for his birthday dinner the last few years. Who does that?! With wild rice on the mind and chicken in my fridge, I decided to put together a chicken and wild rice soup for us this week. When I asked my son if he wanted to give it a try, he jumped at the chance. Know that the kid LOVES chicken noodle and if I suggest rice, he gives pause. After his first try, he declared, “THE BEST SOUP YOU’VE EVER MADE.” I hope you’ll agree!

Your ingredients:

  • 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
  • 1/2 cup wild rice, uncooked
  • 7 1/2 cups low sodium chicken stock, divided
  • 2 cups diced celery (4-5 stalks)
  • 2 cups diced carrots (2 large)
  • 1 1/4 cup diced onion (2 medium)
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sage
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk (I used skim and I loved the thickness. If you prefer a heartier soup, use 1 or 2%)
  • 4 cups cooked, cubed chicken (I baked 2 boneless breasts seasoned with a little black pepper at 400 degrees for 40 minutes while the rice was cooking)

Directions for Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Bring 3 1/2 cups of the chicken stock to a boil. Add long grain brown rice and wild rice. Cover, lower to a simmer, and cook for 40 minutes, stirring periodically to check that you still have water. You want your rice to just be tender.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large soup kettle (I LOVE my Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven…its red and just beautiful) over medium heat. Once hot (toss one piece of onion in. If it sizzles, you have the right temp. If it doesn’t, wait a little longer), add celery, carrots, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and sage. Cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, until tender.

Lower the heat to medium and stir in flour and butter. Continue to stir vegetables, butter, and flour for 1-2 minutes. SLOWLY stir in the milk. I say that with all caps because I am so impatient and add it too fast all the time. But if you want it to be glorious and just a hint creamy, you need to add the milk slowly.

Stir in cooked rice and chicken. Then slowly stir in the remaining chicken stock. All to simmer for 20-30 minutes for the flavors to mingle, if you can wait that long. My son couldn’t 🙂 Hope you can warm your loved ones hearts and bellies with this soup! –Jess

  • Chopped and cooked chicken, seasoned simply with pepper
  • I just love all these veggies together.
  • Almost there…SLOWLY stirring in the milk.
  • Again, slowly add the broth.
  • Looking good!
  • Not too thick, not too thin. A happy bowl of soup!

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Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup: The name simply invokes all the warm and fuzzy feelings of comfort food. Give this recipe a try!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup brown rice uncooked
  • 1/2 cup wild rice uncooked
  • 7 1/2 cups low sodium chicken stock divided
  • 2 cups diced celery 4-5 stalks
  • 2 cups diced carrots 2 large
  • 1 1/4 cup diced onion 2 medium
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sage
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 4 cups cooked cubed chicken

Instructions
 

  • Bring 3 1/2 cups of the chicken stock to a boil. Add long grain brown rice and wild rice. Cover, lower to a simmer, and cook for 40 minutes, stirring periodically to check that you still have water. You want your rice to just be tender.
  • Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large soup kettle over medium heat. Once ho, add celery, carrots, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and sage. Cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, until tender.
  • Lower the heat to medium and stir in flour and butter. Continue to stir vegetables, butter, and flour for 1-2 minutes. SLOWLY stir in the milk, 1/2 cup at a time.
  • Stir in cooked rice and chicken. Then slowly stir in the remaining chicken stock.
  • Allow to simmer for 20-30 minutes. Serve.
Keyword chicken, chicken and wild rice soup, chicken soup, soup, soups and stews, wild rice
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Wild Rice and Vegetable Pilaf

When my husband cooks, our plates look like this: protein, carb/starch, veggie. Separate piles. I am totally okay with that. He cooks some mean wild game and I dig a roasted potato. But when I cook, I’m a girl who loves all things that can go in a casserole dish. Case in point: Wild Rice and Vegetable Pilaf.

I cook for leftovers so that we can enjoy my favorite meals a few times a week or at least I can meal prep my lunches so they are thought out and healthy. (Who am I joking…as these kiddos of mine get older, I hardly get a second meal sometimes!) Enter rice pilaf. It’s flexible. It goes GREAT with chicken or a pork chop. I love that I can have it as a side and then toss my left over protein with it and it becomes a sort of rice bowl. I don’t know why, but it feels like a different meal to me when the protein is mixed in. And that’s okay 🙂

Here’s what we put together tonight to go with some chicken breasts that I did up super simple (searing hot cast iron with some rosemary olive oil, salt and pepper. Seared them on both sides and into the oven at 450 for 20 minutes.) I love a cast iron, but that’s a different blog post. Back to my simple rice pilaf…

Your ingredients:

  • 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
  • 1/2 cup wild rice, uncooked
  • 3 1/2 cup chicken stock (regular or low sodium to suit your taste)–I actually use 3 1/2 cups water and use 1 tablespoon Orrington Farms Broth Base. It’s my go to!
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
  • 1 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (I like coarse kosher salt)
  • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cups chopped broccoli, smaller, bite size pieces
  • 1 cup diced carrots (about 1 large)
  • 3/4-1 cup diced onion (about 1/2 large onion)
  • 1 cup diced celery (about 2 stalks)

Your Steps to Wild Rice and Vegetable Pilaf

In a medium saucepan, bring chicken stock to a boil. Add sage, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 tablespoon garlic and both rices. Cover, lower to a simmer, and cook for 40-50 minutes, stirring periodically to check that you still have water. You want your rice to just be tender. Test it at 40 minutes. If it gets over cooked, it will be mush once you bake it.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Add onion, carrots, celery, salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 tablespoon garlic. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add broccoli and cook an additional 5 minutes, until vegetables have just become tender. Stir in cooked rice. I would test it here and see if you are happy with your salt and pepper levels (and heck, check the garlic while you’re at it). Pour rice/vegetable mixture into a greased casserole dish and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the rice just begins to crisp up on the top (That’s my favorite…I also like the corner brownie, it seems to be a trend).

Serve it up!

At our house, we serve rice pilaf most often with grilled or pan “fried” chicken breasts or boneless pork chops with a salad. I like to “sneak” extra veggies in wherever we can, so this pilaf does the trick! It reheats well and has all the colors, which is also a theme I go for. Let me know what you think! (PS…Sage not your thing? I also love to mix this up with rosemary and/or thyme. Like mushrooms, throw a 1/2 cup of those in too! That’s the beauty of this recipe, you can pick a seasoning mixture that you love.) I hope this recipe finds you cooking for those you love–Jess

Cook up those veggies, crisp tender.
We can’t wait for you to join us perfectly cooked rice!
Let me get in that oven!
All baked and ready to serve

Wild Rice and Vegetable Pilaf

Wild rice, brown rice, and your choice of vegetables combine in this wild rice and vegetable pilaf that fit for a side for any protein: chicken, pork, or wild game!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup brown rice uncooked
  • 1/2 cup wild rice uncooked
  • 3 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground sage
  • 1 teaspoon pepper divided
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cups chopped broccoli smaller, bite size pieces
  • 1 cup diced carrots about 1 large
  • 3/4-1 cup diced onion about 1/2 large onion
  • 1 cup diced celery about 2 stalks

Instructions
 

  • In a medium saucepan, bring chicken stock to a boil. Add sage, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 tablespoon garlic and both rices. Cover, lower to a simmer, and cook for 40-50 minutes, stirring periodically to check that you still have water.
  • You want your rice to just be tender. Test it at 40 minutes. If it gets over cooked, it will be mush once you bake it.
  • Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  • Add onion, carrots, celery, salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 tablespoon garlic. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • Add broccoli and cook an additional 5 minutes, until vegetables have just become tender.
  • Stir in cooked rice. Taste and add salt and pepper, if needed.
  • Pour rice/vegetable mixture into a greased casserole dish and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the rice just begins to crisp up on the top. Serve.
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Crockpot Granola

The crockpot. Under utilized at my house and I realize how much I love it every time I use it…and then I promptly put it away for another month or so. I can’t be alone on that one, right? Any who, I eat overnight oats for breakfast five or so times a week. It fills me up and makes my taste buds dance. If you’re looking for a new recipe, this recipe is my go to and mixes together in literally 5 minutes. One complaint I hear about overnight oatmeal is the lack of texture. I get it. So I like to top mine with some extra walnuts, almonds, or granola. And let me tell you, this homemade crockpot granola is the way to go!

The inspiration came from sitting with a cup of coffee at my sisters, flipping through magazines. I saw a crockpot granola recipe and I was inspired! I promptly got home and made my own take on granola, and here it is for you. It isn’t too sweet, so if you have a sweet tooth, you may want to add a little more honey or maple sugar. When mixed with vanilla Greek yogurt, it is perfect for me. Give it a try. Then personalize it to your own liking and enjoy on its own, with yogurt, or with some milk.

Your ingredients for Crockpot Granola

  • 3 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries and apples (or any combination of your favorite dried fruit!)
  • 1 cup nuts of your choice (I used pecans)
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • dash of salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Your Steps to Crockpot Granola

Liberally spray a crockpot with cooking spray. Then mix all ingredients in the crockpot, making sure to evenly distribute the honey and coconut oil. Cook on high for 1-1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes or so. Watch closely for the last half hour as it can burn easily and who likes cleaning a burned on crockpot? Definitely not me. This recipe does make quite a lot of granola. That’s okay! Less prep later, right? As long as you keep it in an air tight container, it should keep for quite some time. Enjoy! —Jess

each in their pretty little piles
all mixed together
“baked” goodness
Atop my overnight oats, vanilla greek yogurt, with some frozen black raspberries from our garden. This picture brings me so much joy!

Crockpot Granola

Homemade granola: simple and so much better than store bought. Better than that, it is made in the crockpot to minimize the work. Big win!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries and apples or any combination of your favorite dried fruit!
  • 1 cup nuts of your choice
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • dash of salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Liberally spray a crockpot with cooking spray.
  • Then mix all ingredients in the crockpot, making sure to evenly distribute the honey and coconut oil.
  • Cook on high for 1-1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes or so. Leave the cover slightly ajar so that moisture can escape.
  • Watch closely for the last half hour as it can burn easily.
  • Allow to cool by spreading onto a baking sheet. Store cooled granola in an airtight container.
Keyword crockpot, granola, slow cooker
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Kitchen Sink Vegetable and Venison Soup

If I was told I could only eat one type of food for the rest of my life, I would ask for soup in a heart beat. It’s my favorite. Maybe it’s because I always perpetually cold. Or maybe it’s because I get to chop all the vegetables, and for reasons I don’t understand, it’s cathartic for me. All I know is soup makes my soul and tastebuds sing and this vegetable and venison soup is so good, it surprises me every time I throw it together!

We had guests this weekend and the whole New Year’s Eve timing made it hard for us to think about planning for meals. It was Friday, but it sure felt like a Tuesday and our house wasn’t even clean! Enter this recipe–I love this vegetable and venison soup because I almost always have everything on hand, there are so many beautiful colors, and the flavor is delightful! The next time you need a quick meal that will leave you with some leftovers, give this one a try! –Jess

Your ingredients:

  • 1 pound ground protein (we do our own ground venison but pick your own favorite-turkey, beef, combination of both), seasoned with salt and pepper and browned
  • 2 1/4 cups diced carrots (3 large)
  • 2 cups diced onion (2 medium)
  • 1 1/2 cups diced celery (4 stalks)
  • 3 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon each pepper, salt, and basil
  • 8 cups beef stock (I love the Orrington Farms beef base to make my own! Only thing I use 😉)
  • 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes (I used oregano and basil seasoned)
  • 1 15 ounce can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups frozen corn
  • 2 cups frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup dry barley, cooked according to directions or tossed in with everything else (but you will need to simmer the soup longer if that’s the case)–optional
  • Olive oil

Your Steps to Vegetable and Venison Soup

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in large saucepan. Add garlic, carrots, onion, and celery. Season with basil, salt, and pepper. Sauté for 8-10 minutes, until soft.
Put into large soup kettle with remaining ingredients (if you are using broth base, add 10 cups of water first, heat to boiling, and stir in broth base. The add in remaining ingredients). Allow to simmer on low for at least 30 minutes to allow all those flavors to mingle ❤️😍 Sometimes I like to mix in 1/4-1/2 cup dry barley too, cooking per directions on package. But truly, this is a great recipe to throw together even without it. Serve with some crusty bread and you’ll feel like you’re winning at life! Let me know what you think!

I seriously love chopping veggies.
Saute and bring on the great smells.
My favorite broth base. The only thing I use to season stock.
See how all the colors peek through?!

Tools of the trade

This beef base is to die for. And a cast iron Dutch oven? A must in the kitchen.

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Kitchen Sink Vegetable and Venison Soup

A family favorite: Full of good for you vegetables, ground protein, and a special flavor surprise in the basil. You'll be sure to come back for more!
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Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground protein browned
  • 2 1/4 cups diced carrots 3 large
  • 2 cups diced onion 2 medium
  • 1 1/2 cups diced celery 4 stalks
  • 3 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon basil
  • 8 cups beef stock
  • 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes undrained
  • 1 15 ounce can of kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups frozen corn
  • 2 cups frozen peas
  • Olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in large saucepan.
  • Add garlic, carrots, onion, and celery. Season with basil, salt, and pepper.
  • Sauté for 8-10 minutes, until soft.
  • Put into large soup kettle with remaining ingredients.
  • Allow to simmer on low for at least 30 minutes to allow all those flavors to mingle.
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Quick and Easy Lasagna Bake

I may not look it, but Italian blood runs through my veins and I LOVE a good pasta dish. Homemade lasagna warms my soul and my belly, but I hesitate when making it because it’s a labor intensive dish. And the noodles! I spend too much time worrying about whether they will break, stick together, and the like. Because of that, I generally compromise with baked ziti, but it just isn’t the same. Then this quick and easy lasagna bake bake came into my life, and I am forever grateful. The inspiration came from Taste of Home’s Lasagna Toss, but has quite a few modifications by me.

Your ingredients

  • 1 lb ground Italian sausage (I used my Italian-seasoned ground venison)
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
  • 2 cups chopped, raw spinach
  • 8 oz. noodles of your choice, cooked and drained (I used penne)
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • grated parmesan cheese
  • parsley

Your Steps to Lasagna Bake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic over medium heat for 5 minutes, until just turning translucent. Add sausage, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano. Cook until meat is browned. Stir in spaghetti sauce and chopped spinach. Cook until spinach is cooked down, approximately 6-8 minutes. Stir in noodles.

In a small bowl, mix ricotta and 1 ½ c mozzarella together (add more basil and oregano here if you are a spice king or queen!).

Grease a casserole dish. Pour half of the meat mixture into the pan. Spread the cheese mixture on top of that by dropping small spoonfuls onto the meat and breaking apart with your fingers to evenly spread it out. Add remaining meat mixture. Top with 1 ½ cup of mozzarella, grated parmesan, and parsley. Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes. For perfectly browned cheese, turn on the broiler to 450 degrees in the final 1-2 minutes of cooking. Be sure to watch it though. Cheese can go from perfect to burned crazy fast! I always take the risk because I LOVE me some perfectly browned cheese (I am a Wisconsin girl, you know…we love our cheese.)

Is there anything better than onions and garlic?
Mix it all together
Top with cheese…
And then more cheese
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Quick and Easy Lasagna Bake

Love lasagna but not the prep that goes with it? Create a quick and easy lasagna bake to skip the prep but keep all the flavor!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground Italian sausage
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
  • 2 cups chopped raw spinach
  • 8 oz. noodles of your choice cooked and drained (I used penne)
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • grated parmesan cheese
  • parsley

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, sauté onion and garlic over medium heat for 5 minutes, until just turning translucent.
  • Add sausage, salt, pepper, basil, and oregano.
  • Cook until meat is browned. Stir in spaghetti sauce and chopped spinach. Cook until spinach is cooked down, approximately 6-8 minutes.
  • Stir in noodles. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix ricotta and 1 ½ c mozzarella together. Feel free to add more basil and oregano here as well.
  • Grease a casserole dish. Pour half of the meat mixture into the pan.
  • Spread the cheese mixture on top of that by dropping small spoonfuls onto the meat and breaking apart with your fingers to evenly spread it out.
  • Add remaining meat mixture.
  • Top with 1 ½ cup of mozzarella, grated parmesan, and parsley.
  • Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes.
  • For perfectly browned cheese, turn on the broiler to 450 degrees in the final 1-2 minutes of cooking.

Notes

Be careful with the broiler. It’s my favorite technique for getting browned anything, but can easily go from perfect to burned. Watch it carefully. 
Keyword Italian, lasagna, pasta bake
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From Scratch Italian Wedding Soup

Soup. It speaks to my soul. If someone said I could only eat one type of food for the rest of my life, I would choose soup in a heartbeat. Here’s the thing: I love all the parts of the prep; the chopping, the cooking of garlic (because you need all the garlic in your life), the long slow cook on the stove in a Dutch Oven, all of it. And this Italian Wedding Soup fits all the bills.

I may not look it, but I have enough Italian in my DNA to call myself an Italian, and ALL Italian food makes my taste buds do a happy dance; so when I saw a recipe for Italian Wedding Soup, I immediately started looking at all sorts of recipes to pull my favorite parts and make it my own. I was happy with how quickly this got pulled together and everyone in our family loved it!

Ready to get cooking? Let’s get started!

Your Ingredients

  • 1 lb of Italian sausage seasoned ground venison (regular ground Italian sausage would work great!)
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 4 Tablespoons bread crumbs
  • 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan
  • 2 cups finely diced carrots
  • 4 cups chopped spinach
  • minced garlic, 2-3 cloves (I like to do a cereal spoon-ful, but do to taste. I have only experienced too much garlic once in my life)
  • 11 cups chicken stock, low sodium
  • 1 cup orzo
  • salt, pepper, and basil to taste

Your steps To Italian Wedding Soup

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking pan with foil. Set aside.

Mix the eggs, bread crumbs, Parmesan, and ground venison together. Shape into 1 inch meatballs and place on the lined baking pan. Bake the meatballs for 10 minutes, until cooked through. (If you haven’t cook meatballs this way yet, you have to give it a try! It saves a lot of stress in terms of making sure they don’t burn in a pan as well as the yuck of clean up. I wouldn’t do it any other way now!)

Meanwhile, sauté the carrots with garlic, salt, and pepper until softened. Add chicken stock, and bring to a boil.

Once the chicken stock is boiling, add orzo and cook to al dente. Two minutes before the pasta is done, add spinach and meatballs. Season with pepper and salt to taste. Easy and delicious.

I’m loving all the uses I’m finding for this seasoned ground venison. It’s still low fat and healthy, a great alternative to Italian sausage, which we love at this house.

Measure, measure, measure
I love being able to get greens in all my meals
Baked meatballs…the way to go!
Perfection.

From Scratch Italian Wedding Soup

Looking for a simple but so delicious soup to serve? This Italian Wedding Soup has a little of everything: orzo, meatballs, carrots, and spinach. Give it a try!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Italian sausage
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 4 tablespoons bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
  • 4 cups chopped spinach
  • 2-3 cloves minced garlic
  • 11 cups chicken stock low sodium
  • 1 cup orzo
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Basil to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. Mix eggs, bread crumbs, Parmesan, and Italian sausage (venison or regular) together. Shape into 1 inch meatballs and place on the lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, until cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, saute the carrots with garlic, salt and pepper until softened.
  • Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add orzo and cook to al dente. Two minutes before the pasta is done, add spinach and meatballs. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
Keyword Italian sausage, Italian Wedding Soup, meatballs, soup, soups and stews
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