Oamc Freezer To Crockpot Italian Wedding Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Meatballs: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Form into very small balls (I get approximately 90 meatballs from 1 pound ground beef. I bake mine on a nonstick cookie sheet and turn them half-way through the cooking time).
• Bake about 10-15 minutes, until the meatballs have browned but are still soft (watch closely).
• Remove from oven and drain on paper towel, if necessary.
• Soup: Place all of the ingredients, except the pasta and escarole or spinach, into the crock pot with meatballs.
• Cook on low for 8 hours (Add pasta and escarole or spinach during the last hour of cooking and salt to taste, if necessary).
• Remove bay leaves.
• Top each serving with grated parmesan or romano cheese.
• Note: The meatballs must be prepared before being put into the crock pot (make them the night before and put them in the refrigerator, or even keep a batch in the freezer. I basically prepare as much as I can in advance so all I have to do is just put it all in the crock pot in the morning).

Steps:

• In a large freezer bag combine all ingredients except pasta shells and grated cheese. Seal the bag, squeeze out as much air as possible.
• In a 1 quart freezer bag add the parmesan cheese, seal the bag.
• I choose to also add the pasta shells into a quart size baggie so I have everything in one place.
• Place the 3 filled bags and the printed recipe into a large freezer bag, seal.
• To cook; thaw.
• Pour veggie mixture into the crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until veggies are tender.
• Add pasta to the mix during the last hour of cooking.
• Serve with grated parm cheese.

Steps:

• Label a 1-gallon freezer bag.
• Add all ingredients except chicken broth/stock and pasta.
• Remove air from bag, seal & lay flat in freezer.
• To prep: Thaw overnight in refrigerator.
• Add contents of freezer bag, broth/stock, and cook 6-8 hours on low.
• Add pasta for the last 30-60 minutes of cooking time.