Vegan Italian Wedding Soup

Italian wedding is a comfort food classic and this vegan version is just as cozy as the original. Tender meatless meatballs are swimming in a savory vegetable broth with veggies, greens and herbs. Add in tiny orzo pasta and you have a satisfying bowl of soup that you will be dreaming about making all winter long.

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Course dinner, lunch, Soup, starter

Cuisine American, Californian, fusion, Italian, Mediterranean

Servings

Calories 263 kcal

Ingredients

For Meatballs:
8 oz vegan ground “meat”
¾ cup plain breadcrumbs
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 tbsp chia or flax seeds
6 tbsp water
For Soup:
1 onion yellow or red, chopped
4 cloves garlic minced
1 rib celery chopped
3 carrots peeled and chopped
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 cups vegetable broth
8 oz orzo
2 cups greens chopped
2 tsp salt
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
6 cups water
4 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
Black pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400
Make chia eggs by combining chia seeds with water and letting them gel for 5 minutes to bind the meatballs.
To a bowl add the vegan ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion powder, garlic powder, italian seasoning, salt, nutritional yeast and chia eggs from step 2. Mix with your hands just like you would meatballs. Once everything is well combined roll them into 1-1.5 oz balls.
Place the meatballs on an oiled sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes turning once halfway.
Meanwhile to a large soup pot over medium heat, add the onion, garlic, celery and carrots and cook for 10 minutes stirring often to prevent sticking or burning.
Then add salt, vegetable broth and water and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, add the orzo and cook for 10 minutes until tender. Then add the greens, nutritional yeast and black pepper and cook for 5 minutes.
Finish the soup by adding the cooked meatballs and serving with an optional garnish of crushed red pepper and nutritional yeast.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 14gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 1068mgPotassium: 384mgFiber: 7gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4118IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 3mg

Keyword cozy, greens, herbs, meatballs, meatless, orzo, pasta, pasta soup, soup

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