Healthy Italian Wedding Soup
Author: Jess with www.PlaysWellWithButter.com
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DESCRIPTION
A healthy Italian wedding soup recipe, made with tender chicken meatballs, quinoa, kale & cannellini beans. this lightened-up Italian wedding soup gets an extra punch of flavor from lemon juice & lots of pesto, making it a cozy & comforting soup & fresh easy weeknight dinner all at once!
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2–3 carrots, diced
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
Kosher salt & ground black pepper
1 head garlic, halved crosswise & excess paper discarded (see Recipe Notes)
½ cup dry quinoa, rinsed
64 ounces low-sodium chicken stock
2 lemons, juiced
2 14-ounce cans cannellini beans, drained & rinsed
1 bunch kale, destemmed & finely shredded
for serving: pesto, extra grated parmesan, crusty Italian Herb & Asiago bread