Ingredients
For the meatballs:
3/4 pound ground chicken
½ pound chicken sausage, casings removed
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
2 cloves minced garlic
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese, plus extra for serving
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 tablespoons Lovely Seasoning
For the soup:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 yellow onion, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
2 stalks celery, diced
10 cups Homemade Chicken Stock
1 cup small pasta such as farfalle
12 ounces baby spinach, washed and trimmed
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350°F. Prepare the meatballs.
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In a mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, sausage, breadcrumbs, garlic, parsley, Pecorino, cream, egg, and lovely seasoning. Mix the ingredients gently with your hands.
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Using a tablespoon, form the mixture into roughly a 1.5-inch meatball and place them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. You should have about 30 meatballs.
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They don’t have to be perfectly round. Bake the meatballs for 20 minutes until they are cooked and lightly browned. Set them aside.
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While the meatballs are baking, start preparing the soup. In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat butter over medium-low heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery and sauté until they are softened. This should take about 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Pour in chicken stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Add pasta and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until the pasta is tender. Add the meatballs to the soup. Allow the soup to simmer for 1 minute. Taste and adjust seasoning with more lovely seasoning if needed. Finally, stir in fresh spinach and cook for 1 minute or until the spinach is wilted. Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle each serving with extra-grated Pecorino cheese.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: soup