Italian Meatball Soup

Italian Meatball Soup is an easy hearty weeknight soup made with cannellini beans, parmesan cheese, diced tomatoes and oregano. 

If you’re a big fan of Italian soups like Classic Minestrone and want something that’s both hearty and filling, try Italian Meatball Soup. This recipe calls for frozen, ready cooked meatballs, but my recipe for Homemade Meatballs would take it to the next level!

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It’s hard to eat right on weeknights, but you can only get so much fast food before you start craving something hearty and homemade, especially now that the nights are longer and colder. Soup is the perfect solution, since you can make it a few days ahead, it reheats well, and you can reheat it in a hurry on nights when no one feels like cooking. You’re definitely gonna want to make a large pot, because people will definitely want seconds.

Based on the occasion, you can customize the flavor of the Italian Meatball Soup very easily without a ton of effort. It also dresses up really well so you can serve it as a main course at everything from fancy parties to in paper plates at the kids’ soccer practice.

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HOW TO MAKE ITALIAN MEATBALL SOUP 

• Bring the beef broth to a boil.
• Add in the meatballs, tomatoes, beans and spices.
• Cover, reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes.
• Add parmesan cheese right before serving.
• Serve with homemade dinner rolls.

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VARIATIONS ON ITALIAN MEATBALL SOUP 

• Spices: Try adding in a dash of Italian seasoning, red pepper, bay leaves, kosher salt, or black pepper to taste to spice up the flavor and give it a very different taste without having to completely change the recipe. Make sure to mix the spices in well so that they don’t all settle to the top.
• Noodles: You can add noodles to this recipe to make it even more filling. Try penne, orzo, or ditalini noodles, or, if you’re trying to keep your diet low in carbs, add zucchini noodles. It is also common to serve this Italian meatball soup with rice, and I would recommend using wild rice to play with the soup’s texture.
• Veggies: You can add in a lot more veggies to give more flavor to the soup. If you’ve never tried Italian meatball soup with spinach, you should definitely give it a shot. It’s absolutely delicious, and the bitter notes of the baby spinach pair really well with the richness of the meatballs.
• Meatballs: If you’re trying to reduce your cholesterol, you can replace the ground beef based meatballs with ground turkey or chicken meatballs and change out the beef stock for chicken stock or chicken broth. Changing up the meat will alter the flavor slightly, but they are delicious in their own right and pair well with a lot of side dishes.

WHAT GOES WITH ITALIAN MEATBALL SOUP?

Perfectly Easy Dinner Rolls

Olive Garden Italian Salad Dressing (Copycat)

Garlic Bread

Ultimate Meat Lasagna

HOW LONG IS ITALIAN MEATBALL SOUP GOOD?

• Serve: Don’t leave your soup out for longer than 2 hours at room temperature. You should finish making it right before you intend to serve it, or let it cool and put it in the fridge for later.
• Store: Allow the Italian Meatball Soup to completely cool down to room temperature, then seal it up in something airtight. You can also cover the top of the pot with plastic wrap, but make sure that you get a cool seal on it. Properly stored, Italian Meatball Soup will last up to 3 days in the fridge.
• Freeze: In an airtight container, Italian Meatball Soup will last up to 6 months frozen. Once again, it’s very important to let it cool before you store it, and you also want to keep it tightly wrapped.

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Italian Meatball Soup

Italian Meatball Soup is a hearty weeknight soup made with cannellinni beans, parmesan cheese, diced tomatoes and oregano.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Italian Meatball Soup

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 10 Servings

Calories 182 kcal

Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients

• 4 cups beef broth
• 16 ounces frozen cooked Italian meatballs,
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 29 ounces diced tomatoes , undrained
• 29 ounces cannellini beans , drained and rinsed
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
• 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese , shredded

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Instructions

1. Add the beef broth to a large dutch oven on medium high heat and bring it to a boil

2. Add in the meatballs, garlic, diced tomatoes, cannelini beans, salt, pepper and Italian seasonings.

3. Cook on medium heat, covered, for 20 minutes.

4. Add Parmesan cheese right before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Italian Meatball Soup

Amount Per Serving

Calories 182 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Fat 11g17%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 36mg12%

Sodium 408mg18%

Potassium 234mg7%

Carbohydrates 10g3%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 13g26%

Vitamin A 77IU2%

Vitamin C 4mg5%

Calcium 91mg9%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.