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Italian wedding soup (86 cals per cup)

jennarandhayes
Posts: 456 Member
I made an easy, low fat, low cal Italian Wedding Soup tonight for dinner and it was great! Best of all it works out to be 86 cals per 1 Cup servings, so at 172 cals for 2 Cups I'll be making it again. It gives me an excuse to eat crackers or toast. YUM!
ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP (adapted from Cooks.com)
380g low fat, lean ground turkey mince
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 minced garlic clove (fresh is best! Buy a garlic presser)
a dash of Lawry's seasoning salt (optional)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 cupss reduced-sodium chicken broth
3 cups torn spinach leaves
1 (240g) can cannellini beans , rinsed and drained
1/2 cup diced tomato
juice of 1/2 lemon
Directions:
1
Mix ground turkey, basil, oregano, garlic and cayenne pepper in a bowl using your hands.
2
Lightly roll meat into 1/2 inch diameter meatballs and set aside on a plate.
3
Over medium-high heat, cook meatballs in a non-stick pan until browned on all sides.
4
In a 3 quart saucepan, bring chicken stock to a boil.
5
Reduce heat and add spinach.
6
Simmer for 15-20 minutes until kale is tender.
7
Stir in meatballs, beans, lemon juice and tomato, and let simmer until heated through for 5 minutes.
Serves 8
Per 1 Cup serving: Cals 86, Carbs 6, Fat 1, Sugar 1, Protein 13
Enjoy!
ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP (adapted from Cooks.com)
380g low fat, lean ground turkey mince
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 minced garlic clove (fresh is best! Buy a garlic presser)
a dash of Lawry's seasoning salt (optional)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 cupss reduced-sodium chicken broth
3 cups torn spinach leaves
1 (240g) can cannellini beans , rinsed and drained
1/2 cup diced tomato
juice of 1/2 lemon
Directions:
1
Mix ground turkey, basil, oregano, garlic and cayenne pepper in a bowl using your hands.
2
Lightly roll meat into 1/2 inch diameter meatballs and set aside on a plate.
3
Over medium-high heat, cook meatballs in a non-stick pan until browned on all sides.
4
In a 3 quart saucepan, bring chicken stock to a boil.
5
Reduce heat and add spinach.
6
Simmer for 15-20 minutes until kale is tender.
7
Stir in meatballs, beans, lemon juice and tomato, and let simmer until heated through for 5 minutes.
Serves 8
Per 1 Cup serving: Cals 86, Carbs 6, Fat 1, Sugar 1, Protein 13
Enjoy!
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This is my family's favorite soup. Thanks for posting.0
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when u say add kale do u mean spinach ?0
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I'm sure you could use either. Te original recipe called for kale and I had spinach (I always have fresh spinach in the house) so I used that instead. x0
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AH cool just wanted to double check spinach. sounds better to me anyway i have never cooked with kale before thanks0
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bump ... my favorite soup ever !!! thanks for posting0
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Thanks I Love this soup!!0
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sounds yummy. thanks.0
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Tagging for later YUM!:bigsmile:0
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I use kale instead of spinach. Doesnt matter either way tho0
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Oh, I forgot to add that I sprinkled some parmesan cheese on top of the individual servings so that I could maintain portion control but it's not included in the calorie count.0
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Ooh, this sounds terrific! Though I'm allergic to spinach, so I'll stick with using kale. Thanks!
ETA - do you use fresh tomato?0 -
This is one of my favorite soups! Thanks for sharing!0
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Ooh, this sounds terrific! Though I'm allergic to spinach, so I'll stick with using kale. Thanks!
ETA - do you use fresh tomato?
I did but you could use canned or fresh, whatever you have on hand. x0 -
yummmm0
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thanks for sharing0
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