Turkey Meatballs & Pasta Soup

Apparently, I am not done with ground turkey pasta recipes! How can I not share with you one of my childhood favorite meatball recipes and let you miss it?

The fantastic Turkey Meatballs and Pasta Soup recipe features ground turkey as a star ingredient.

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Calories 49 kcal

Equipment

Knife
Non-stick wok
Paper towels
Soup pan
Wooden Spoon

Ingredients

For Meatballs

1 pound ground turkey
½ cup fresh breadcrumbs
¼ cup fresh parsley cut up
1½ tsp fresh oregano
½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded finely
1 large egg
Salt and ground black pepper, as needed
1 tbsp olive oil

For Soup

1 tbsp olive oil
1¼ cups yellow onion, cut up
1¼ cups carrots, peel removed and cut up
¾ cup celery, cut up
4 garlic cloves, finely cut up
14½ oz of chicken broth
Salt and ground black pepper, as needed
1 cup dry orzo pasta
6 oz fresh spinach, cut up
⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded finely

Instructions

For Meatballs

In a large-sized bowl, add ground turkey and the remaining ingredients except for oil and blend to incorporate thoroughly.
Make small, equal-sized balls from the mixture.
In a large-sized non-stick wok, sizzle oil over medium-high heat.
Cook the meatballs in 2 batches for around 4 minutes, flipping occasionally.
Transfer the meatballs onto a plate lined with paper towels.

For Soup

In a large-sized soup pan, sizzle the oil over medium-high heat.
Cook the onion, carrots, and celery for 6-8 minutes.
Add in garlic and cook for around 1 minute.
Blend in the broth, salt, and black pepper and cook until boiling.
Blend in pasta and meatballs and immediately turn down the heat to medium-low.
Cook with a cover for around 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Blend in the spinach and cook with a cover for around 2 minutes.
Enjoy hot with the garnishing of Parmesan cheese.

Notes

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