Description
It’s like Italian Wedding Soup with just as much charm and a little more kick.
Ingredients
Scale
- Meatballs
- 1/2 yellow onion grated
- 2 tablespoons of fresh sage, minced
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon almond meal
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (get the good stuff with lots of flavor- nothing in a can!!!)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of fresh cracked pepper
- 1 pound ground beef, grass-fed (or use chicken or turkey if you prefer)
- 1/2 pound lean ground pork sausage WITHOUT fillers, nitrates, etc. (I use local hand-packed sausages that have basil and peppers in them. I simply cut them out of their casings. Don’t use breakfast sausage.)
- Soup:
- 1–2 Tablespoons of bacon fat (butter or olive oil will work too)
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 10 cups chicken stock (MAKE YOUR OWN – if you haven’t, then use what you can buy, but buy the best you can find.)
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspooon pepper
- 1–2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1–2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 cups chopped collard greens (or bok choy, or chard, or spinach)
- Garnishes
- Hot sauce (We use Southern Gentlemen)
- Chopped scallions
Instructions
- Meatballs:
- Grate the onion and combine with sage, parsley, garlic, almond meal, parmesan, salt, pepper, beef, and sausage.
- Form into 1-inch balls and place on a cookie sheet. Put in the refrigerator to chill.
- Soup:
- Heat the bacon fat in a 7 quart stock pot or cast-iron pot.
- Add the carrots and celery and cook for 3-5 minutes until soft.
- Add the chicken stock, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, and oregano and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the meatballs. Cover and let cook about 6-8 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through and floating on the top.
- Stir in the greens. (or spinach or bok choy or kale if your family doesn’t love greens yet) and cook until wilted.
- Serve in bowls with a dash or ten of hot sauce and a sprinkling of scallions.
- Eat, y’all!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 257
- Fat: 14
- Carbohydrates: 1
- Protein: 20
Keywords: soup, wedding soup, low-carb, dinner