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February 27, 2019

Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup

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Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup–an easy version of a popular soup. A flavorful brothy soup with orzo and meatballs made in your slow cooker.

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Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup--an easy version of a popular soup. A flavorful brothy soup with orzo and meatballs made in your slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup

Of all the soup recipes that I’ve made over the years in my slow cooker and Instant Pot I have never made Italian wedding soup. I decided that needed to change.

After looking over several different recipes for Italian wedding soup I decided that my best bet was to make this as simple and easy as possible. I know that’s how I like most of my recipes to be. And I’m sure you’re the same. So I decided to go with frozen meatballs instead of making them from scratch.

I usually buy my frozen meatballs in a big bag from Costco. They are Italian style meatballs and are tasty and inexpensive.

I went with orzo for the pasta choice in this soup. I know others have used couscous, stars or acini de pepe. I usually have a few cups of orzo hanging in my pantry so that’s what I chose. Plus I like the shape and size of it for this soup. It’s not overbearing (like penne would be) but not so small either (couscous).

My family and I enjoyed this soup very much and I will be making it often. I bet you’ll like it too!

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Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup--an easy version of a popular soup. A flavorful brothy soup with orzo and meatballs made in your slow cooker.

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Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup--an easy version of a popular soup. A flavorful brothy soup with orzo and meatballs made in your slow cooker.

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To make Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup I used my Ninja Auto-iQ 6 Quart Slow Cooker.* My favorite feature of this slow cooker is that it has a stove top function. This is perfect for sauteing or browning before you slow cook. This slow cooker has four manual cooking functions: slow cook, stove top sear/Saute, steam, and bake.

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Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup


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4.3 from 3 reviews

  • Author: Karen Petersen
  • Prep Time: 15 mintues
  • Cook Time: 7 hours
  • Total Time: 2 minute
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
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An easy version of a popular soup. A flavorful brothy soup with orzo and meatballs made in your slow cooker.


Ingredients

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  • 1 small or medium yellow onion, diced
  • 2 medium carrots, cut into 1/2 inch rounds
  • 2 ribs of celery, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 pound frozen Italian-style meatballs
  • 3 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 2 cups low sodium beef broth
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 Tbsp onion soup mix
  • 1 Tbsp ketchup
  • 1/4 tsp dried thyme
  • 3/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta
  • Optional: 2 cups chopped spinach or kale

Instructions

  1. Add onion, carrots, celery, meatballs, chicken broth, beef broth, basil, garlic powder, onion soup mix, ketchup and thyme into the slow cooker.
  2. Cover and cook on low for 5-7 hours.
  3. Add in the pasta and cover the slow cooker. Turn slow cooker to high. Let the pasta cook until tender, about 30 minutes.
  4. Add in spinach or kale, if desired. Ladle into bowls and serve.
  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Slow Cooker
  • Cuisine: Italian

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Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup--an easy version of a popular soup. A flavorful brothy soup with orzo and meatballs made in your slow cooker.

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*Karen Petersen is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

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17 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Beef, Soups, Slow Cooker

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  1. Dawn W says

    October 19, 2021 at 11:58 am

    We loved this recipe. I thought the idea of the soup mix was clever and gave it excellent flavor. I don’t like foods over salted but this was quite nice in my opinion. I know this is an older recipe from 2019 but it will be in my new arsenal for sure!!! Note to self, eat right away because otherwise pasta sucked up a lot of broth!!!!!

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      October 20, 2021 at 12:46 pm

      It is so tasty! So glad you found it!

      Reply
  2. Gloria says

    November 10, 2019 at 5:23 pm

    Pretty good. I found it salty though. The onion soup mix was prominent in the taste. I would cut the onion soup mix back to 1tbsp (instead of 2) and add some Italian seasoning instead.

    ★★★

    Reply
  3. Janet Bradley says

    October 13, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    Could I use Beef Stock instead of the broth? Wouldn’t it provide a richer flavor? Gonna make this regardless, just curious. It sounds amazing.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 21, 2019 at 7:59 pm

      Yes that would be awesome!

      Reply
  4. Barbara says

    May 6, 2019 at 8:12 am

    Please provide instant pot instructions for this recipe.

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    • Karen says

      May 6, 2019 at 12:14 pm

      here’s the instant pot version https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-italian-wedding-soup/

      Reply
  5. Amanda says

    April 18, 2019 at 7:46 pm

    I made this for the 2nd time tonight and I loved it just as much as the first!! I make my own meatballs and just throw them in towards the end, with the orzo. I love the flavours and the heartiness of it and the leftovers taste even better the next day! It will become a regular on my menu plans!! Thanks!!

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    • Karen says

      April 19, 2019 at 11:57 am

      Oh wow that sounds great! I bet your homemade meatballs are wonderful!

      Reply
  6. Debbie Siegel says

    March 18, 2019 at 11:01 am

    I made this recipe and my husband and I loved it! I made it in my crockpot and it was so easy. No more Canned Italian Wedding soup in this house anymore

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      March 18, 2019 at 11:07 am

      Hooray!

      Reply
  7. Kim Stewart says

    March 1, 2019 at 9:39 pm

    Old man that loves wedding soup here. Glad to learn how to make it! Thank you for your time. And it’s dated on my birthday, too. Such a beautiful present.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      March 2, 2019 at 3:21 pm

      Happy birthday!

      Reply
  8. Andranel Brown says

    February 28, 2019 at 1:31 am

    Thank you for this labor of love. It is helping me transform my life. Good-bye McDonald’s and Taco Bell. I literally salivate thinking about the food at home!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 28, 2019 at 5:01 pm

      haha!!! love it.

      Reply
  9. Greg Snyder says

    February 27, 2019 at 1:58 pm

    Re: Wedding soup (crockpot Instructions, Step 4): Add spinache or kale if desired.”

    When, how much, and for how long please? Sorry, Karen, but I’m a rookie male novice who requires frequent re-training.🙄.

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    • Karen says

      February 27, 2019 at 4:41 pm

      I like to add my spinach or kale at the end. I don’t let it cook in there. I just serve it up immediately. Sorry for my lack of instructions!!!

      Reply

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