Italian Meatball Soup Meal for the Holidays

This as simple as it gets. This Italian soup is not only tasty but easy to make. This Italian meatball soup is everything we love—it’s as easy as soup + meatballs! A tomato-y broth, noodles and some mini Italian pork meatballs make for a hearty supper everyone’s gonna love. You also can’t have soup without bread. This amazing garlic bread pairs perfectly with Italian meatball soup.

Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 25 min

Meatballs:

1 lbground pork (or ground chicken)

1egg, beaten

½ cupbread crumbs

2 tbspfresh basil, finely chopped

2garlic cloves, minced

2 tsp salt

1 tsp Italian seasoning

The soup:

1 tbspolive oil

1 small onion, diced

4cloves garlic, minced

6 cupschicken or veggie stock

2 cups water

1 tsp salt

1 tspItalian seasoning

1 (14 oz) cancrushed tomatoes

½ lbsmall circular pasta

Garlic bread!

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 c. (1 stick) butter, softened

1 baguette or French bread, cut lengthwise

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

2 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley

1/4 c. grated Parmesan

1. Mix and roll the meatballs! If you’ve got helpers in the house, enlist their help! This is by far the most “work” of this easy soup recipe.
2. Brown the meatballs! This takes about 8 minutes, and a set of kitchen tongs will come in VERY handy.
3. Make soup! Sauté onion, then garlic to make a fragrant base, then dump in stock, water, salt, Italian seasoning, crushed tomatoes, meatballs and pasta.
4. Simmer until the pasta is cooked!
5. That’s it! You made meatball soup.

1. Preheat oven to 425° and line a large baking sheet with foil.
2. Make garlic compound butter: In a small bowl, mix softened butter with garlic, salt, and parsley until well combined.Spread cut sides of bread liberally with garlic butter.
3. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
4. Bake until bread is toasty and golden at the edges, about 10 minutes.