Ingredients
- 1/2 pound of ground beef or ground veal or a mix of both
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs (I use the Italian flavor)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
- 1-2 garlic cloves (minced)
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- 12 cups good quality chicken broth
- 1 cup spinach (frozen chopped)
- 1/4 cup pecorino romano cheese (grated)
- 1/4 cup orzo pasta
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine first 8 ingredients for the meatball mixture in a large bowl. Mix well and form into tiny meatballs. I usually make them about 1/2 tsp to 3/4 teaspoon of meat mixture each. I make about 75 meatballs in all. Sometimes I have a little extra meat leftover and just make larger meatballs and cook those for another use.
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Step 2: Bring the broth and frozen spinach to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes
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Step 3: Return to boil and drop in meatballs a few at a time. Return to simmer for about 1/2 hour
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Step 4: Then add in cheese and orzo and simmer another 10 minutes.
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Step 5: Ladle into bowl and grate some fresh Pecorino Romano or Parmesan on top. Enjoy!!
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