minestra soup (italian wedding soup)

Ingredients For minestra soup (italian wedding soup)

• 4 box

  chicken broth,32 ounces each. (prefer kitchen basics) or your own stock if preferred.
• 1-2 c

  water
• 2-3

  carrots, cubed
• 1 1/2 c

  cooked chicken breast, diced or purchase whole cooked chicken and use the meat chopped
• 1 bunch

  escarole, washed and chopped or can use chopped spinach
• 3/4 c

  dry pastina, orzo, tubettini or acine di pepe soup pasta
• 1/2 c

  chopped celery
• 1 sm

  onion,chopped
• MEATBALLS
• 1/2 lb

  ground beef, lean
• 1/4 c

  italian bread crumbs,seasoned
• 1

  small egg, beaten
• 1 Tbsp

  parmesan cheese