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Anyone want to share great recipes???

I'll start. I make up my own recipes. This is my version of Italian Wedding Soup. Everyone who tries this loves it. I make enough for two large 8 quart pots. I don't measure so I'll give you estimates. It's made with turkey meatballs, chicken broth, cheese tortellini and spinach.

3 lb of ground turkey 85% lean
1 1/2 cups italian Bread crumbs
3 jumbo or 4 extra large eggs
1 or 2 onions (I put them through my mini chopper)
2 tablespoons of fresh minced garlic from a jar (I Pulverize it with the onions)
Basil to taste (I like a lot)
1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese
Ground red pepper to taste (best with a little kick)
Red pepper flakes to taste
Fennel seed to taste (this is the seed in italian sausage. I use at least 3 tablespoons)

Combine all the above ingredients. Refrigerate overnight. Form into meatballs about the size of melon balls. Bake at 325 degrees until done. About 20 minutes to a half hour. I bake them on parchment paper because some of cheese cooks out and I can add that with the meatballs to the soup by scraping it off the parchment paper.

Cut two chicken breasts into small pieces. Chop 3 or 4 stalks of celery, 2 to 3 cups of carrots and a large onion. Add water and boil until all fall apart. This is the beginning of your stock. I actually use a potato masher to make sure everything is in small pieces.

Next add boxed chicken stock or broth to your stock base. Add meatballs. Cook for about a half hour. Next add a large bag of fresh baby spinach and cook until spinach is done. (I get the really big bag at Wal-Mart) Add enough boxed chicken stock to cover meatballs and spinach when you simmer this.

Divide the above in half. Freeze half for a second pot of soup.

Add a large package of fresh cheese tortellini (12 to 16 oz package) and enough boxed broth to cover it and to have some broth with the soup when you eat it.

I always get at least four large boxes of broth or stock so I have enough. If you refrigerate what you don't eat the day you make the soup you may have to add more broth because the tortellini absorbs it when it sits in the fridge.

I always add parmesan or the three cheese sprinkle cheese for spaghetti to my bowl. It makes it taste even better.

This is a really hearty soup. You don't want too much broth. It sounds like a lot more work than it is and you have enough meatballs for two large pots of soup. The turkey meatballs are AMAZING. I would never go back to beef after making them with turkey. They would also be really good with spaghetti.

If you have any questions send me a message or post it in this thread and I'll do my best to answer it.