grandmom elaine’s escarole (italian wedding) soup

Ingredients For grandmom elaine’s escarole (italian wedding) soup

• 2 c

  chicken, cooked & cut up
• 24

  cooked mini meatballs (homemade with garlic, onion, basil, parsley & breadcrumbs)
• 1

  onion, sliced
• 2

  carrots, sliced
• 2 stalk

  celery, sliced
• 5 c

  chicken stock
• 5 c

  water
• parsley, fresh, chopped
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1/4 c

  rice (can use leftover cooked rice & just add at the end to heat through)
• 1 bunch

  escarole, fresh, cleaned well & chopped (fresh baby spinach also works well)
• parmesan cheese, grated
• olive oil, extra virgin