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    Keto Italian Wedding Soup

    Published: Mar 11, 2022

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    This Keto Italian Wedding Soup recipe makes a fantastic low carb meal for the entire family. The meat balls are SO tasty, no one will miss the carbs!

    A bowl of keto italian wedding soup.
    Italian wedding soup was one of my favorite things at a Canadian chain of Italian restaurants when I was younger.

    The traditional soup is one of the best cold day comfort foods - A flavourful, savory broth, pasta, spinach, and tasty beef meatballs.

    I loved the whole thing, but when youโ€™d happen across a restaurant that made really fantastic mini meatballs? That was the *best*.

    When I went on a keto diet, I knew Iโ€™d have to come up with an amazing recipe for this sensational Italian soup.

    ... and I did!

    This cozy soup recipe really knocked it out of the park - the homemade meatballs are AMAZEBALLS (sorry!).

    This is definitely one of those easy low carb meals that work for the whole family - my husband was nuts about it, and in no way is he low carbbing.

    Itโ€™ll definitely be making regular appearances in our future meal plans.

    On the subject of being on a low-carb diet, this is a very low carb soup, coming in at only 6 grams of net carbs per serving.

    Need to cut that down a bit? Skip the carrot to save almost 2 carbs per serving!

    I've since come up with a Italian Wedding Soup Mix recipe, as a low carb camping recipe - Just Add Meat & Water!

    A bowl of keto Italian wedding soup.

    Ingredients

    This keto meatball soup is really easy to make, but there are quite a few ways that you can change up the ingredients to make it your own.

    So, letโ€™s go over whatโ€™s in the recipe, and suggestions for ingredient swaps:

    Meatball Ingredients

    The Meat

    Traditionally, the meatballs in Italian Wedding Soup are made from ground beef, ground pork, or a mixture of the two - and you can definitely do any of those to make these keto meatballs.

    We have to limit pork and beef in this house, though, so we use different meats,

    Usually, I use ground chicken... but you can use ground turkey to make fantastic turkey meatballs for this soup, too.

    Everything Else

    Hereโ€™s everything else you need to make the low carb mini meatballs for this soup:

    Fresh onion
    Almond Flour
    Fresh parsley
    Parmesan cheese
    Garlic cloves
    Large egg
    Dried basil
    Dried oregano
    Ground black pepper
    Salt

    Feel free to use 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning in place of the basil and oregano.

    A bowl of keto Italian wedding soup.

    Soup Ingredients

    Konjac Rice

    Traditional Italian wedding soup usually involves tiny pasta - but thatโ€™s wheat and carbs, so I skip it in favour of konac.

    I love the texture of Konjac Rice in this, and find it the closest low carb pasta substitute for the real thing.

    If youโ€™re not a fan of konjac, feel free to swap it out for 2-3 cups of cauliflower rice.

    Chicken Broth

    You can use any chicken broth, chicken stock, or bone broth that you like.

    If youโ€™re using store-bought, just be sure to check the ingredients and nutritional information to make sure thereโ€™s nothing in there that youโ€™re not wanting in there.

    Fresh Spinach

    We generally use fresh baby spinach, but feel free to swap that out for a pack of frozen chopped spinach, but feel free to swap that out for the chopped up leafy greens you like.

    Tuscan kale, curly kale, collard greens... even Swiss chard!

    The Supporting Ingredients

    The flavour of the broth is boosted with the following:

    Shredded carrot
    Garlic
    Salt and black pepper

    A bowl of low carb Italian wedding soup.

    How to Make Low Carb Italian Wedding Soup

    Full recipe follows, but here's a pictorial overview, along with some extra helpful tips.:

    Tender Meatballs:

    Measure all meatball ingredients in to a large bowl, mix until well blended.

    Form meatball mixture into small meatballs - using a heaping teaspoon worth of meat mixture for each meatball, less if youโ€™d like really tiny meatballs.. Place rolled meatballs on a baking sheet for now.

    An 8 part image showing the meatball batter being mixed together and formed into tiny meatballs.

    This is the size I roll them, but you can go smaller if you'd like!

    Soup:

    Drain and rinse the Konjac rice, WELL - at least 2 minutes of rinsing.

    Place into a dry, large pot, cook over medium-high heat until excess liquid has cooked off.

    Add garlic to the soup pot, cook for 1 minute.

    Add broth, bring to a boil.

    Add meatballs, carrot, and baby spinach to the boiling broth. Turn element down to medium heat, cook until meatballs are cooked through and spinach has wilted.

    An 8 part image showing the  konjac being cooked, then the soup being built on top of it.

    Season the hot soup with salt and pepper, to taste.

    Garnish with flakes of Parmesan cheese on top.

    Leftovers

    Allow extra soup to cool to room temperature before transferring to an airtight container for storing in the fridge (3 days, max).

    Otherwise, carefully pour soup into freezer bags and freeze for up to 3 months.

    A bowl of low carb wedding soup.

    More Keto Italian Recipes

    Missing your dinners out at Italian restaurants? Here are a few keto recipes to make low carb versions at home!

    Keto Mozzarella Sticks
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    A bowl of keto wedding soup.

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    A bowl of low carb Italian wedding soup.

    A bowl of low carb Italian wedding soup.
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    Keto Italian Wedding Soup

    This Keto Italian Wedding Soup is a fantastic low carb meal for the entire family. The meat balls are SO tasty, no one will miss the carbs!
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free
    Servings: 6 Servings
    Calories: 203kcal

    Equipment

    • Soup pot

    Ingredients

    Meatballs:

    • 1 lb Ground chicken
    • 1 Small onion grated
    • ยผ cup Almond flour
    • ยผ cup Finely chopped flat leaf parsley
    • ยผ cup Finely grated Parmesan cheese
    • 1 Large egg
    • 2 Garlic cloves pressed or finely minced
    • ยฝ teaspoon Dried basil
    • ยฝ teaspoon Dried oregano
    • ยฝ teaspoon Ground black pepper
    • ยฝ teaspoon Salt

    Soup:

    • 1 pouch Konjac rice
    • 4 Garlic cloves pressed or finely minced
    • 8 cups Chicken broth Low sodium
    • 1 cup Shredded carrot
    • 3 cups Baby spinach chopped
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • Parmesan Cheese for garnish

    Instructions

    Meatballs:

    • Measure all meatball ingredients in to a large bowl, mix until well blended.
    • Form into small meatballs - using a heaping teaspoon worth of meat mixture for each meatball. Place rolled meatballs on a baking sheet for now.

    Soup:

    • Drain and rinse the Konjac rice, WELL - at least 2 minutes of rinsing.
    • Place into a dry soup pot, cook over medium-high heat until excess liquid has cooked off.
    • Add garlic to the pot, cook for 1 minute.
    • Add broth, bring to a boil.
    • Add meatballs, carrot, and baby spinach. Turn heat down to medium, cook until meatballs are cooked through and spinach has wilted.
    • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
    • Garnish with flakes of Parmesan cheese on top.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 1492mg | Potassium: 870mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 5265IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 2mg

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