Slow Cooker Meatball Soup

Nothing like a bowl of warm soup on a cold and snowy evening!

With close to 15 inches of snow in the last week, I was looking for a nice, warm soup to warm us up while we sat in front of the fire and watched one of the new Disney Movies Santa delivered.  My favorite soup is Italian Wedding . . . but I wasn't *feeling* it, so we ended up with this mixture instead.

I will warn you - I don't know the exact ingredients for the meatballs - that's the Hubster's department.  I do know Ground Turkey was used.

Slow Cooker Meatball Soup

Meatballs

~ 1 pound ground turkey

~ breadcrumbs

~ 1 egg

~ Italian Seasoning

~ Parmesan Cheese

The ingredients above are just suggestions.  Make meatballs according to your favorite recipe.  Make them tiny - no more than 3/4".  Bake in the oven at 350 for 10 - 20 minutes.  Time will depend on the size - the Hubster made the meatballs on the larger size.  

Soup

7 cups chicken broth

1 cup water

2 - 3 cups potatoes, cut into small cubes

3/4 cup spinach, thawed and drained

1 cup carrots, diced

1 cup celery, diced

1 cup onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp basil

2 tsp Italian Seasoning

sprinkle salt

1/2 - 1 tsp red pepper (we like it a little spicy, so we add the 1 tsp)

1/2 - 1 cup Alphabet Pasta (the girls love their "noodles")

Dump all of the soup ingredients *except pasta* into slow cooker.  Add the meatballs.  Cover and cook between 3 and 5 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.  Again, cooking times will vary depending on slow cooker.  We used the 6 qt bowl, but could get away with the 4 or 5 qt ones as well.  Add the uncooked pasta 30 minutes prior to serving.  Serve with Parmesan Cheese to sprinkle over individual bowls of soup.