One-Pot Italian Wedding Soup

🥘 Ingredients

• carrots
  2 units
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 cans
• garlic
  4 cloves
• ground pork
  24 oz
• israeli couscous
  1 c
• italian seasoning
  1 tsp
• kale
  1 bunch
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  ⅓ cup
• parmesan cheese
  ⅓ cup
• pepper
  1 tsp
• ricotta cheese
  ½ cup
• salt
  1 tsp
• yellow onion
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large bowl
• medium pot

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and chop yellow onion . Peel carrots , then halve lengthwise and slice into thin half-moons. Mince or grate garlic .

   yellow onion: 1 unit, carrots: 2 units, garlic: 4 cloves
2. 

   2

   In a large bowl , combine ground pork , ricotta cheese , panko breadcrumbs , ¼ tsp salt , half the garlic, and half the italian seasoning . Gently mix just until blended.

   ground pork: 24 oz, ricotta cheese: ½ cup, panko breadcrumbs: ⅓ cup, salt: 1 tsp, italian seasoning: 1 tsp
3. 3

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, remaining garlic, remaining italian seasoning, and a pinch of salt and pepper . Cook until softened ⏱️ 3 minutes to ⏱️ 5 minutes , stirring occasionally. Add 8 cups water and chicken stock concentrate . Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, pepper: 1 tsp, chicken stock concentrate: 2 cans
4. 4

   While soup simmers, form meatballs: shape meatball mix into round balls (use about a heaping TBSP for each). Repeat until all of mixture is used. TIP: Be gentle with the meat— overworking it will cause the meatballs to lose their fluffiness.
5. 

   5

   Stir israeli couscous into soup, then carefully drop in meatballs. Return to a simmer and cook until meatballs are no longer pink on outside ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add kale . Cook until leaves are tender and couscous is al dente ⏱️ 4 minutes . Season to taste with salt and pepper.

   israeli couscous: 1 c, kale: 1 bunch
6. 

   6

   Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over each bowl and serve.

   parmesan cheese: ⅓ cup