Italian Wedding Soup Freezer Meal Recipe
Hey busy parents who want to come home to something yummy, gather 'round! I've got a secret weapon for you in the kitchen – freezer meals. And today's star is Italian Wedding Soup.
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker or Crockpot
- 1 gallon freezer bag
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- 6 cup chicken broth
- 3/4 cup carrots diced
- 3/4 cup frozen onions diced
- 3/4 cup celery diced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup acini di pepe
- 6-10 oz spinach
- parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
Freezer Prep DIrections:
- Prepare a gallon freezer bag, labeling according to your preferred method.
- Preheat oven to 400. Roll ground sausage into tiny meatballs. You should be able to get 30-40 meatballs out of 1 lb. of ground sausage.
- Cook meatballs in preheated oven for 4-5 minutes.
- Set aside to cool before adding to freezer bag.
- Add cooled meatballs and remaining ingredients, except broth, spinach, and acini de pepe, into a freezer bag.
- Seal bag, removing as much air as possible and freeze for up to three months.
Slow Cooker Directions:
- Thaw freezer bag in fridge 12-24 hours before cooking.
- Dump contents of the freezer bag, plus 6 cups of chicken broth, to a slow cooker.
- Cook on low 8-10 hours
- During the last hour of cooking time, add pasta and spinach.
- Serve and enjoy! Optional: Garnish with parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 363kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 20gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 10584mgPotassium: 1865mgFiber: 16gSugar: 10gCalcium: 491mgIron: 18mg
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