KK's Italian Meatball Soup
Description
Enjoy this quick Italian meatball soup packed with beans, spinach, cheese, and meatballs any night of the week.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
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1 cup chopped onion
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2 carrots, chopped
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1 stalk celery, chopped
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4 cloves garlic, chopped
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5 1/4 cups chicken broth
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2 1/2 cups water
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2 (14 ounce) cans white beans, drained and rinsed
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20 frozen cooked small meatballs
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1 (5 ounce) bag baby spinach, coarsely chopped
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1/2 cup finely grated Asiago cheese
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
1
Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Saute onion, carrots, celery, and garlic until onion is pale golden, about 4 minutes. Pour broth and water into pot; cover the pot and bring mixture to a boil.
2
Stir beans and meatballs into broth mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and meatballs are heated through, about 20 minutes.
3
Mix spinach, Asiago cheese, salt, and pepper into soup; simmer until spinach wilts, about 1 minute.