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Kids, Meat, One Pot, Soup  /  12.01.2022

Easy Meatball Tortellini Soup

by Anna Chwistek
Anna Chwistek

Meatball tortellini soup. This Italian wedding-inspired soup is pure comfort, super delicious, easy to prepare and perfect for any weeknight. Made with a brothy base and filled with cheesy tortellni, wilted spinach, and bite-sized herby meatballs. Finished off with green pesto to make it extra special. A great way to start any meal or simply serve with some crusty bread and you’ve got a delicious healthy light dinner.

easy meatball tortellini soup

This soup comes together quite easily and a surefire way to get plenty of happy faces from your guests to the very last spoonful.
We start by browning the meatballs, this step will give the soup an extra layer of flavor, then sauté garlic and onion. Pour in some white wine and add carrot and some herbs. Plop the meatballs back into the broth, and add Parmesan rind.

The Parmesan rind is a must, if you have one, it makes the soup super tasty and rich. Maybe you kept some rind of Parmesan saved for just such an occasion in your freezer, but if you have not had the forethought, simply purchase some Parmesan rinds from the cheese counter of your grocery store.

easy meatball tortellini soup

We simmer the soup for 15 minutes, next add tortellini and two handfuls of spinach, and the soup is almost ready to serve. If you want to make this ahead for leftovers, you may want to add the tortellini to the soup before serving, as it will soak up a lot of the broth.
Let me guide you through the recipe with this step-by-step VIDEO.

easy meatball tortellini soup

RECIPE NOTES

This meatball tortellini soup is super versatile.

  • to make this recipe even more weeknight-friendly, there’s a little shortcut: instead of making the meatballs with traditional ingredients, use Italian sausage to make things extra-easy. You’ll simply roll uncooked Italian sausage, free from its casing, into meatballs without adding extra ingredients
  • use ground chicken or turkey instead of the pork/beef mixture
  • instead of spinach, add escarole or kale
  • use any tortellini of your choice
  • skip the meatballs and add cannellini beans
  • if you’re using frozen tortellini instead of fresh, you’ll need to cook the tortellini a little bit longer

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easy meatball tortellini soup

Cooking Video

Easy Meatball Tortellini Soup

 

Yield: serves 4-6

Easy Meatball Tortellini Soup

easy meatball tortellini soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

meatballs

  • 200 g/7 oz ground beef
  • 300 g/10.5 oz grond pork
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 tsp each: salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, fennel seeds, smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp bread crumbs
  • 30 g /1 oz grated parmesan

soup

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup/50 ml white wine
  • 3 carrots, chopped
  • 1 tsp each: dried oregano, dried sage, dried thyme, black pepper
  • salt, to taste
  • 6 cups/1.5 L chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp green pesto
  • 250 g/9 oz fresh cheese tortellini
  • 100 g/3.5 oz spinach
  • 1 Parmesan cheese rind (optional)
  • crushed red pepper flakes, for serving
  • grated Parmesan, for serving
  • fresh thyme, for serving
  • chopped parsley, for serving

Instructions

    1. Combine all the ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl. Mix until just combined, using your hands. Roll the meat into small meatballs.
    2. Get the prep done before you start cooking: mince the garlic, finely chop the onion and chop the carrots.
    3. Heat oil and butter in a large pot over medium high. Add meatballs, and brown all over, turning frequently, about 5 minutes. Remove from pot with a slotted spoon, leaving as much grease as possible in the pot.
    4. Reduce heat to low, add garlic and onion, cook for 3 minutes until soft. Pour in white wine, stir with a wooden spoon to dissolve the brown bits on the bottom of the pot, simmer for 2 minutes. Add carrots, oregano, sage, thyme and black pepper. Cook for 3 minutes.
    5. Add chicken broth, bring to boil over high. Add meatballs and parmesan rind. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 15 minutes.
    6. When ready, stir in lemon juice and green pesto. Add tortellini and spinach, cook for 2 minutes. Taste, and adjust salt. Finish off with fresh thyme, red pepper flakes, chopped parsley and some freshly ground black pepper. Enjoy!

Notes

Calories Per Serving: 517 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Did you make this recipe?

Let me know! Leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Instagram and don’t forget to tag me with @anna_s_table or #servingdumplings I’d love to see what you’re making. Happy cooking!

© Anna Chwistek
Category: Soup
 
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