Meatball Soup is a classic Italian dish that has nothing to do with weddings

Italian Wedding Soup is the ultimate in Italian comfort food. It s made with chicken stock, carrots, celery, onion pasta and tasty cheesy meatballs. When it rains, and your house is nice and cosy, this is the soup to make. Why a wedding soup It s nothing to do with weddings, but it is a beautiful marriage of meat and vegetables. When making this soup, please use homemade chicken stock. You don t have to go all out; it can be as simple as throwing a chicken carcass in a pot of water and simmering it for 90 minutes. You will never achieve the same depth of flavour with bought stocks or cubes. I would highly recommend doubling the quantity and freezing half. This is the sort of soup you will crave many times once you ve tasted it. Knowing there s this soup waiting for you when you come back from a trip late in the day will make your day I added provolone cheese for little bursts of flavour; it is optional but recommended. Otherwise, just grate a little more pecor