6-Ingredient Italian Meatball Soup
This Italian meatball soup is cozy, comforting, and ridiculously easy to make. It’s a soup version of pasta and meatballs with marinara sauce, and you only need six ingredients and about 15 minutes to make it.
It’s a small-batch soup recipe for two people, although you can double it to serve four. It’s cozy, satisfying, and comforting. Everything soup should be, but without all the work.
Most of the ingredients for this soup last a long time in the fridge, freezer, and pantry, so it’s an easy dinner to turn to when you want a quick comfort food dinner.
Ingredients
- Meatballs: I use frozen Italian meatballs for this soup. I’ve used both turkey and beef meatballs that are between a half ounce and one ounce in size.
- Pasta: I love fusilli, but any short pasta shape will work. If you use a different shape, you might need to add more or less cooking time.
- Marinara sauce: Jarred marinara sauce adds Italian flavors to the soup without chopping anything. Onions, garlic, and herbs are already in the sauce.
- Broth: I use low-sodium chicken broth for the soup base (plus some water), but you can use veggie broth, too. If you don’t have either on hand, water will work, too, in a pinch.
- Garnishes: I like to add chopped parsley right at the end, which adds a bright freshness. A sprinkle of grated or shredded Parmesan cheese adds the finishing touch.
How to Make the Soup
☑️ Make the Broth
Combine the broth, marinara, and water in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil.
☑️ Simmer the Meatballs and Pasta
Add the meatballs, bring the broth to a boil again, and add the pasta. Cover the pan and simmer the soup for five minutes or so. Uncover and then simmer for another five to seven minutes or until the pasta is tender.
☑️ Garnish and Serve
Add the parsley and stir. Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top.
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6-Ingredient Italian Meatball Soup
This Italian meatball soup is cozy, comforting and ridiculously easy to make. You only need six ingredients and 15 minutes to make it.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Soups
- Method: Simmer
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Ingredients
- 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup jarred marinara sauce
- 12 ounces frozen Italian-style beef meatballs (see note)
- 3 ounces fusilli pasta
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley, divided
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Bring the broth, water, and marinara sauce to a boil over high heat. Add the meatballs, and as soon as the liquid starts to boil again, add the pasta.
- Adjust the heat to medium to maintain a simmer. Cover and simmer the soup for 5 minutes. Uncover and simmer the soup for 6 to 7 minutes or until the pasta is tender.
- Add the two tablespoons of parsley to the soup and stir. Garnish each serving with the grated cheese and the rest of the parsley.
Notes
Choose smaller frozen meatballs, approximately 1/2-ounce to 1-ounce. I use beef meatballs, but you can also use turkey meatballs.
This soup is best not long after it’s made because the pasta will soak up the broth if it sits too long. Any leftovers will be delicious but not as soupy.
Recipe adapted from Skinnytaste
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 of recipe
- Calories: 473
- Sugar: 7.9g
- Sodium: 1501.8mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 7.6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12.1g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 44.9g
- Fiber: 4.7g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 61mg
The nutrition is an estimate only. It was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.
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This soup is so tasty! I love recipes that make me feel like a good mom. It was super fast to make-which was nice, how even when working from home am i always out of time?
but tasted like it took much longer. My kind of dish! Thanks!
That’s great! Thanks for letting me know and for the rating 🙂
One of my new go-to’s! Simple, easy, and tasty. 🙂
So glad you like it!
So good and so easy and quick to make. Love it!
Perfect recipe for shopping in my own freezer & pantry! Thanks for helping with our grocery budget!
So glad you liked it!
Very tasty and so easy to make. This was perfect on a cold, wintery day. Thank you!