INSTANT POT TURKEY MEATBALL AND DITALINI SOUP
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Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Italian
 
This hearty soup is loaded with mini turkey meatball, zucchini, vegetables and ditalini pasta. I love to add a Parmesan cheese rind to my soup, my secret for extra flavor but it's totally optional!
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
  • 1 pound 93% lean ground turkey
  • ⅓ cup seasoned breadcrumbs, Can substitute gluten-free breadcrumbs
  • 3 tbsp grated Pecorino Romano cheese
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 clove crushed garlic
  • 1 tbsp fresh minced parsley
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Soup:
  • cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • ½ cup chopped carrot
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 can, 28 ounces diced San Marzano tomatoes, I used Tuttorosso
  • 4 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
  • 4 to rn basil leaves, plus optional more for garnish
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 5 ounces ditalini pasta, 1 cup* (wheat or gluten-free)
  • 1 cup zucchini, diced small
  • Parmesan rind, optional
  • Grated parmesan cheese, optional for serving
Instructions
  1. For the meatballs:
  2. pound 93% lean ground turkey
  3. /3 cup seasoned breadcrumbs, Can substitute gluten-free breadcrumbs
  4. tbsp grated Pecorino Romano cheese
  5. large egg, beaten
  6. clove crushed garlic
  7. tbsp fresh minced parsley
  8. /2 teaspoon kosher salt
  9. Soup:
  10. cooking spray
  11. teaspoon olive oil
  12. /2 cup chopped onion
  13. /2 cup chopped celery
  14. /2 cup chopped carrot
  15. cloves minced garlic
  16. can, 28 ounces diced San Marzano tomatoes, I used Tuttorosso
  17. cups reduced sodium chicken broth
  18. to rn basil leaves, plus optional more for garnish
  19. bay leaves
  20. ounces ditalini pasta, 1 cup* (wheat or gluten-free)
  21. cup zucchini, diced small
  22. Parmesan rind, optional
  23. Grated parmesan cheese, optional for serving
Recipe by Cooking TV Recipes at https://cookingtv-channel.com/instant-pot-turkey-meatball-and-ditalini-soup/