6 minestra and meatballs Recipes

whole foods web site : there are endless variations on this soup, but the main elements are meatballs and greens. in our recipe, we make meatballs of ground beef and pork, and we add plenty of fresh herbs and kale for the green component. while the name indicates that the soup might be served at an italian wedding, it is actually a mistranslation of minestra maritata, which refers to the marriage of greens and meat in the soup., ground beef, ground pork, egg, fresh white breadcrumbs, grated parmesan, chopped garlic, chopped fresh oregano, chopped flat leaf parsley, ground nutmeg, paprika, salt, pepper, unsalted butter, chopped garlic, chopped white onion, chopped carrot, salt, pepper, low-sodium chicken broth, water, whole tomatoes, drained and halved, orzo (rice shaped pasta), shredded kale

head escarole (about 1 lb), chicken broth , homemade if you have it, carrots, chopped, ground veal or 1 lb beef, eggs, onion, finely minced, plain breadcrumbs, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, salt, pepper, freshly ground (to taste), ditalini or 8 oz tubetti or 8 oz spaghetti, broken into bite sized pieces, egg, mixed, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

extra virgin olive oil, pancetta, diced, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, heads escarole, chopped, salt & freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated nutmeg , to taste, cannellini beans, drained, chicken stock, water, ground beef , pork and veal, meat loaf mix, egg, breadcrumbs, splash milk, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese , plus some to pass at table, fennel seed, allspice, fresh parsley, finely chopped, penne, lemon , zested, for garnish

dried lentils, onions, chopped, carrots, chopped, celery, chopped, tomato puree or 1 cup tomato sauce, chopped italian parsley, water, ground beef, salt and pepper, rendered chicken fat or 5 tbsp margarine