Italian Wedding Soup Build a Bowl
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb (454 gr) ground pork 0 CHO
- 1 egg 0 CHO
- 2/3 cup (38 gr) finely grated gouda 1. 3 CHO
- 1/3 cup (23 gr) Panko breadcrumbs (23 CHO/30 GRAMS) 17.6 CHO
- 1 tsp. salt 0 CHO
- ¼ tsp. pepper 0 CHO
TOTAL CHO 18.9 CHO
- 37 (15 gr each) before cooked MEATBALLS = 555GRAMS
- 37 (11 gr each) after cooked MEATBALLS = 407 GRAMS
- 18.9 CHO DIVIDED BY 407 GRAMS = .046 CHO/GRAM
- .046 CHO x 11 GRAMS PER MEATBALL AFTER COOKED = .506 CHO EACH
Gluten Free Meatballs
- 1 lb (454 gr) ground pork 0 CHO
- 1 egg 0 CHO
- 2/3 cup (38 gr) finely grated gouda 1.3 CHO
- 1/4 cup (35 gr) Gluten Free breadcrumbs. (11 CHO/20 GRAMS) 19.25 CHO
- 1 tsp. salt 0 CHO
- ¼ tsp. pepper 0 CHO
TOTAL CHO 20.55 CHO
- 38 (15 gram each) before cooked MEATBALLS = 570 GRAMS
- 38 (11 gr each) after cooked MEATBALLS = 418 GRAMS 20.55 CHO DIVIDED BY 418 GRAMS = .049 CHO/GRAM
- .049 CHO x 11 GRAMS PER MEATBALL AFTER COOKED = .539 CHO EACH
Soup Stock
- 8 cups Chicken stock 0 CHO
- 2 ½ cups (45 gr) spinach, chopped 1 CHO
- Salt and pepper to taste 0 CHO
TOTAL CHO 1 CHO
Pasta
- 1 cup (200 GRAMS) DRY ACINI DI PEPE PASTA 138 CHO
- TOTAL WEIGHT COOKED 531 GRAMS
- 138 CHO DIVIDED BY 531 GRAMS = .259 CHO/GRAM
- 1 TBSP = 12 GRAMS .259 x 12 GRAMS 3.1 CHO/TBSP
- ¼ CUP = 4 TBSP 3.1 x 4 12.4 CHO/1/4 CUP
- ¼ CUP = 48 GRAMS
- *Because this pasta is so small it is denser than the usual pasta measurements.
Carrots
- Coarsely grate carrots to measure 1 cup 95 gr, 6 CHO
- 6 CHO DIVIDED BY 95 GRAMS = .063 CHO/GRAM
- 1 TBSP = 8 grams .063 CHO x 8 GR. .505 CHO/TBSP
- Bring small saucepan of water to a boil add grated carrots, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and serve alongside meatballs and pasta.
Instructions
Meatballs:
Pre heat oven to 400 and line a large baking sheet with parchment
Mix all ingredients. I used a melon baller to make almost round little meatballs, all 15 grams. (I weigh them all as I go). Place on the parchment sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from parchment when done to paper towel.
Soup Stock:
Add stock to sauce pan, bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Add chopped spinach and cook 10 minutes.
Pasta:
In another saucepan, bring salted water to a boil and add 200 gr of Acini di Pepe. Simmer for about 15 minutes until done. Drain, toss with a splash of olive oil and place alongside meatballs to build the soup bowls.