Subj : BH&G 2328 To : ALL From : DAVE DRUM Date : Tue Apr 06 2021 15:53:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Italian Wedding Soup w/Escarole Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Greens, Herbs, Cheese Yield: 8 Servings 2 lg Eggs; lightly beaten 1 c Fine chopped onion 1/3 c Fine dry bread crumbs 2 tb Grated Parmesan cheese 2 tb Snipped fresh Italian - (flat-leaf) parsley 1 ts Salt 3/4 ts Ground black pepper 1 1/2 lb Ground beef 1 tb Vegetable oil 8 c Chicken broth 3 lg Carrots; chopped 2 tb Snipped fresh oregano +=OR=+ 1 1/2 ts Dried oregano; crushed 1 sm (8 oz) head escarole; - trimmed, in 1/2" strips 1 c Dried acini di pepe pasta Fresh oregano sprigs (opt) In a large bowl, combine eggs, onion, bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper. Add ground beef; mix well. Shape mixture into forty 1-1/4-inch meatballs. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil; brown meatballs, half at a time. Drain on paper toweling. In a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker, combine broth, carrots, dried oregano (if using), the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Gently add meatballs. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 hours, stirring in fresh oregano (if using), pasta, and escarole during the last 20 minutes of cooking. Ladle into bowls. If desired, garnish with oregano sprigs. Soup will thicken upon standing. Better Homes & Gardens | September 2014 MM Format by Dave Drum - 11 September 2014 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... I wish everything was as easy as getting fat. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) .