Italian Spinach Soup with Meatballs

Directions

Ingredients :

3 quarts chicken broth

1 large onion

quartered

2 carrots

cut into chunks

2 ribs celery

cut into chunks

salt to taste

40 frozen Italian-style meatballs

1 (16 ounce) can Italian-style crushed tomatoes

undrained

1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach

thawed and drained

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

4 cloves garlic

crushed

2 teaspoons dried basil

Methods :

Combine chicken broth, onion, carrots, celery, and salt in a large pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until flavors combine, about 30 minutes. Discard onion, carrot, and celery from the broth.

Bring broth to a boil. Add meatballs. Reduce heat and simmer until meatballs are heated through, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, spinach, olive oil, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese, garlic, and dried basil. Simmer until flavors combine, 15 to 20 minutes.