I made this easy Italian Wedding Soup in my crock pot recently.
Both Rod and I thought it was delicious.
Hearty, but not heavy. And full of flavorful.
Rod declared it, "A definite do-over."
WW Friendly Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup
Recipe Notes
This easy Italian wedding soup is the first homemade wedding soup I've ever tasted.
We've been fans of Progresso's Italian-Style Wedding Soup (affiliate link) for years. It's one of my favorite quick and easy lunches.
But this easy slow cooker Italian wedding soup is so much better!
The recipe is the first I've tried from 365 Slow Cooker Suppers (affiliate link), the latest cookbook by Stephanie O'Dea, my slow cooking hero.
If you prefer, you could always opt to make your own meatballs, like in this version of Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup from Better Homes & Gardens...
But to keep things really quick and easy, this recipe uses already prepared meatballs. (I used reduced fat turkey meatballs.)
Easy Italian Wedding Soup
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Slow Cooker Soup?
According to my calculations, each generous 1-½ cup serving has 224 calories and:
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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If you like this Easy Crock Pot Italian Wedding Soup you might also like: Slow Cooker Italian Beef and Lentil Stew, Slow Cooker Mexican Meatball Soup, Easy Healthy Sausage Spinach Wild Rice Soup and Crock Pot Italian Meatball Soup
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Easy Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian turkey style meatballs (I used reduced fat)
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 1 teaspoon crushed garlic (I used jarred)
- 6 cups chicken broth (I used fat free)
- 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup elbow macaroni
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
- Grated Parmesan, for serving if desired
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker: 4- to 5-Quart.
- Add the meatballs, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, broth and Italian seasoning to your slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours, until the vegetables are very tender.
- Then add the elbow macaroni and spinach and continue to cook covered on LOW until the pasta reaches the desired tenderness, 20 to 30 minutes. Taste and season as needed with salt and pepper.
- Serve sprinkled with a little grated Parmesan, if desired.
Recipe Notes
Source: slightly adapted from 365 Slow Cooker Suppers (affiliate link) by Stephanie O'Dea
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
More Italian Wedding Soup Recipes from Favorite Weight Watchers Recipe Sites:
- Italian Wedding Soup with Orzo (Emily Bites)
- Skinny Italian Wedding Soup (Skinny Kitchen)
- Healthy Italian Wedding Soup with Cauliflower Rice (Hungry Girl)
- Escarole Soup with Turkey Meatballs (SkinnyTaste)
- Italian Wedding Pasta Skillet (Emily Bites)
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Mariola
I LOVE Italian Wedding Soup - can't wait to make a batch.
stephanie
Printed out the recipe going to make it tomorrow
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Great idea! Very closed to our Greek taste.
greatfood
Thanks from greece
Easy Italian Recipes
Hi! Your Italian wedding soup has been nominated as one of the "Best Italian Wedding Soup Recipes on the Net". To vote for it please visit http://easyitalianrecipes.org/soup-recipes/best-italian-wedding-soup-recipes-on-the-net-vote-for-your-favorite/ (your recipe is positioned at #8).
Martha McKinnon
Thanks for including me on your great roundup of Italian Wedding Soup Recipes!
Karen Z
I just had this tonight and it was delicious! Can;t wait to make it again.
Martha McKinnon
Thanks, Karen! Glad you liked it.
Ellen
This looks perfect for this weeks menu. Thanks for the recipe.
Sandy
I have made this with Italian sausage shaped into balls.
Martha McKinnon
Yum!!
Nancyhales
What are the. SMARTPOINTS for this. Could all your recipes share the Smartpoints PLEASEEEEEEEEE?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Nancy, Your wish is my command 🙂 According to my calculation using the WW Recipe Builder the SmartPoints value for this is 5.
Toni
Hello! Making this on Christmas Eve. Can I sub frozen spinach or does it have to be fresh?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Toni, I haven't tried it with frozen spinach, but think it would be fine.
Jennifer Green
Where do you buy reduced fat turkey meatballs. I can never find ingredients like those so I give up on trying the recipe. Thanks!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Jennifer, I believe I got them at Fry's/Kroger. If you can't find the exact ingredient, I would just substitute the closest I can find. Hope this helps. ~Martha
Shawnee
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Dawn
Can you use frozen Turkey meatballs?
Martha McKinnon
Yes, you can use frozen turkey meatballs.