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Low Carb Italian Wedding Soup is a perfect year round keto and low carb soup, and I can’t wait for you to try it!
Traditionally this soup contains tiny pasta with the meatballs but because we are making this low carb we’ve simply skipped that step, but we still have all the other fabulous Italian Wedding soup flavors you know and love!
My Keto Italian Wedding Soup comes in at around 7g net carbs per serving, one pot of soup will make about four servings.
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How to Make Low Carb Italian Wedding Soup
Start byadding the salt, pepper, paprika,Italian seasoning, and garlic powder in a bowl with the ground beef and thoroughly mix together.
Then form the ground beef mixture into mini meatballs and set aside. I put mine on a sheet pan for convenience, as you can see below, but they are not cooked on the sheet pan and will be added to the soup later.
Now go ahead and chop up the onions, celery, and bell pepper as directed and then saute over a medium heat until soft.
Next, add the gluten free unsalted chicken stock, garlic, salt and pepper to a large pan with the vegetables, then add the minced clove of garlic, and finally add the mini meatballs.
Simmer for about 20 minutes and then add the spinach for only two or three minutes right at the end, it will wilt quickly in the hot soup. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed, then serve with parmesan cheese.
Where does the name Italian wedding soup come from?
The origin of the name “Italian Wedding Soup” comes from the Italian phrase “minestra maritata” which means “married soup” and appears to be a reference to the flavor combination of the greens and the meat.
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Low Carb Italian Wedding Soup
Low Carb Italian Wedding Soup is a perfect year round keto soup, it’s low in net carbs and I can’t wait for you to try it!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Total Carbs: 8 g
Net Carbs: 7 g
Protein: 30 g
Servings: 4
5 from 10 votes
Ingredients
- 1lb90% ground beef , 454g
- 1tspsalt
- 1tsppepper
- 1tsppaprika
- 1tspItalian seasoning
- 1/2tspgranulated garlic
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1/2cuponion, chopped
- 1stick celery
- 1/2red bell pepper
- 4cupsgluten free unsalted chicken broth, 950mls
- 1clovesgarlic
- 4tablespoonsgrated Parmesan cheese, optional to serve
- 2-3cupsbaby spinach leaves
Instructions
Mix the ground beef, salt, pepper, paprika,Italian seasoning, and garlic powder together.
Shape mini meatballs with the ground beef mixture and set aside.
Saute the onions in a large pan, celery, and red bell pepper with a little olive oil over a medium heat until soft, for about five minutes.
Add the gluten free unsalted chicken stock, garlic, salt and pepper to the pan with the vegetables, then add the minced clove of garlic, and the meatballs.
Simmer soup gently for about 10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through.
Remove soup from the heat and add the spinach and stir well, replace the lit for two to three minutes then it’s ready to serve.
Taste and season further with salt and pepper, serve with parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts
Low Carb Italian Wedding Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 313Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 78mg26%
Sodium 825mg36%
Potassium 750mg21%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 30g60%
Vitamin A 2245IU45%
Vitamin C 25.2mg31%
Calcium 109mg11%
Iron 3.8mg21%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information on Noshtastic is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
Author: Sheena Strain
Course:Soup
Cuisine:Italian
About Sheena Strain
Sheena Strain is the proud owner of Noshtastic, a gluten free website that specializes in easy family meals including Low Carb, Keto, Paleo, Whole30, and many pressure cooker recipes.
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Brenda says
I tried this tonight and this will be one of my favorites going forward! It was absolutely amazing and so full of flavor.Reply
Sandra says
What is serving size
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Sheena Strain says
About a cup
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Cara says
Perfectly tasty soup! Ideal for my busy schedule.Reply
Madison says
I have made this recipe probably a solid 20+ times. Pretty much every week or every other week since I stumbled upon it! It is SUCH an amazing, full bodied, hearty recipe, that’s not only healthy, and cheap to make, but EASY! I looove making this recipe because it’s so easy! It’s also super beautiful haha. I’ve made it a few different ways with different meats, frozen or non frozen veggies, different broths, and it still always comes out FANTASTIC. I seriously can’t rave about it enough. I make it for everyone I can haha, or I share it whenever I get the chance! a THANK YOU for an amazing recipe! It pretty much fed me for awhile when lockdown first happened!?(It also freezes amazingly well too!??)
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Sheena Strain says
So glad you love it!
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Genise Tucker says
This was so easy and delicious. I made this today and had some for lunch.Reply
Tricia says
I wish I doubled the recipe, so delicious!!!
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Sheena Strain says
Thanks Tricia! So pleased you like the soup.
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