minestra soup (italian wedding soup)

Ingredients

• 4 boxes chicken broth,32 ounces each. (prefer kitchen basics) or your own stock if preferred.
• 1-2 cup water
• 2-3 - carrots, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced or purchase whole cooked chicken and use the meat chopped
• 1 bunch escarole, washed and chopped or can use chopped spinach
• 3/4 cup dry pastina, orzo, tubettini or acine di pepe soup pasta
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 small onion,chopped
• MEATBALLS
• 1/2 pound ground beef, lean
• 1/4 cup italian bread crumbs,seasoned
• 1 - small egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese