Italian Meatball Soup

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
  2 tbsp
• carrots
  2 pieces
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 cubes
• demi-baguette
  1 loaf
• garlic
  4 cloves
• ground pork
  1 lb
• kale
  10 oz
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• orzo pasta
  ⅓ cup
• panko breadcrumbs
  ¼ cup
• parmesan cheese
  2 oz
• tuscan heat spice
  1 tsp
• water
  3 c
• yellow onion
  1 piece

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• medium bowl
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Trim and peel carrots , then cut into ½-inch pieces. Halve yellow onion ; peel and dice one half. Mince half of the garlic . Remove and discard any large ribs from kale ; chop leaves into 1-inch pieces.

   carrots: 2 pieces, yellow onion: 1 piece, garlic: 4 cloves, kale: 10 oz
2. 

   2

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add carrots, onion, and half the garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened ⏱️ 10 minutes . TIP: If veggies cook too quickly, lower heat to medium low.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp
3. 

   3

   While veggies cook, in a medium bowl , combine ground pork , panko breadcrumbs , half the tuscan heat spice , and a few big pinches of salt and pepper. Shape mixture into small ½-inch-wide meatballs.

   ground pork: 1 lb, panko breadcrumbs: ¼ cup, tuscan heat spice: 1 tsp
4. 

   4

   Stir remaining tuscan heat spice into pot with veggies. Cook until fragrant ⏱️ 30 seconds . Stir in kale, chicken stock concentrate , 3 cups hot water , and a few big pinches of salt. Cover pot, increase heat to high, and bring soup to a boil. Once boiling, remove lid. Carefully stir in orzo pasta and meatballs. Reduce heat to medium low and cover. Cook until orzo is al dente and meatballs are cooked ⏱️ 10 minutes .

   chicken stock concentrate: 2 cubes, water: 3 c, orzo pasta: ⅓ cup
5. 

   5

   Meanwhile, halve demi-baguette lengthwise, then halve again on an angle. Place butter in a small bowl ; microwave until softened ⏱️ 15 seconds . Stir in remaining garlic and season with salt. Spread onto cut sides of demi-baguette. Place on a baking sheet cut sides up. Place under broiler and toast until golden ⏱️ 3 minutes . TIP: Keep an eye out the entire time for any burning.

   demi-baguette: 1 loaf, butter: 2 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Stir half the parmesan cheese into soup. Season with salt and pepper. Divide soup between bowls; sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese. Serve with garlic bread on the side.

   parmesan cheese: 2 oz