Join KindChef Alexa to make a Italian Wedding Soup. After completing your soup, freeze and label it for donation, then drop off at one of our participating food assistance providers, with a person or family that is in your heart, or anyplace that you prefer, when convenient. Finally, report on where you shared your KindSoup and spread the word: Post a picture or two of you and your soups on social media with #DoKindWorks and tag us @DoKindWorks.
Italian Wedding Soup
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 24 ounces ground turkey (94% lean); vegan meat, or cooked beans of your choice
- 3 small yellow onion (~15 ounces), finely chopped
- 9 garlic cloves, minced or finely grated
- 1 1/2 teaspoon fine salt, plus more as needed
- 1 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon ground sage
- 18 cups no-salt-added chicken stock or bone broth
- 6 large eggs (optional; don’t use if freezing the soup)
- 9 tablespoons finely grated parmesan cheese
- 6 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 9 cups (9 ounces) lightly packed baby spinach, coarsely
chopped
Substitutes
- Ground turkey >> ground chicken or lean ground pork.
- Ground sage >> 3/4 teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage.
- Parmesan >> pecorino Romano or grana Padano.
- Yellow onion >> white onion.
- Chicken stock or bone broth >> regular chicken broth, but the soup will have less flavor. Or vegetable broth
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the turkey and onion, and cook, breaking up the turkey with a spoon into bite-size pieces, until the meat is no longer pink and the onion softens, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic, salt, pepper and sage, and cook, stirring, until aromatic, about 30 seconds more. Add the stock, increase the heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil.
- In a medium bowl or a large liquid measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, cheese and parsley until well combined. Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir the soup in a circular motion with a large spoon. Gradually drizzle in the egg mixture, stirring gently all the while to form thin strands — the eggs will begin cooking as soon as they hit the hot liquid — about 1 minute.
- If freezing the soup for distribution, omit the eggs, add parsley to soup, and swirl cheese in carefully. Taste, and season with more salt, if desired. Stir in the spinach, remove
from the heat, ladle into individual bowls and serve right away.
Health and Safety Information
In order to protect the the quality of our KindSoup program, we ask that volunteers conscientiously observe the following guidelines:
- Start with clean hands and wash again frequently as needed throughout the cooking process.
- Start with clean kitchen surfaces and utensils (antibacterial wipes do a great job).
- Keep longer hair tied back.
- Follow other common sense procedures, such as never returning a tasting spoon to the pot!
Thank you for maintaining a high cleanliness standard for our KindSoup donations!
How to Donate Your KindSoup
Seal containers with a tight lid and freeze. Label each container with: date prepared, your first name and last initial, “Italian Wedding Soup” and any relevant food allergy info. When convenient, drop containers of frozen soup off at one of the following participating food assistance providers, with a person or family that is in your heart, or a place that you prefer.
- Rainbow Community Development Center 12120 Tech Road, Silver Spring (this takes you to the rear parking lot and loading dock – there is usually a large RAINBOW truck parked here): Drop-off Monday-Friday 9am-2pm. NOTE: If you go during Rainbow’s food distributions on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 9am-noon, you may see a long line of cars – you can drive past the cars to drop off your KindSoup. If you go at other times and the garage or back door is not open, call or text Anna on her personal cell at 301-852-4184 (if she doesn’t answer, leave a message and she should get back within a few minutes, or try calling the Rainbow Pantry cellphone: 240-639-2293).
- So What Else 4924 Wyaconda Road, Rockville, 240-705-4345. (Look for the Dogtopia. Drive straight past Doptopia to get to our parking lot. The entrance will be on the right hand side as you pull into the parking lot. After you park, walk up to the glass door at the bottom of the black ramp, ring the doorbell, let the team know you’ve arrived to drop off KindSoups): Drop-off Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturdays 7am-12pm.
- Upcounty Consolidation Hub 12900 Middlebrook Rd., Germantown (supporting 1,000 families with food and other supports). Drop off Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Fridays 8 am-4:30 pm.
- Embry Rucker Shelter 11975 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, 703-437-1975. Leave donations on the table around the back. Drop off anytime!
Here are some options for donating outside the DC area:
- NYC Community Fridges located throughout New York City.
- Bread and Roses 58 Newbury St., Lawrence, Mass., 978-681-8768. Drop off Mondays-Thursdays, 10 am-4 pm.
- The Bristol Lodge 27 Lexington St., Waltham, Mass., 781-893-0108. Drop off Mondays-Fridays, 9am-6pm.
- Community Refrigerators located in Los Angeles
See you in the KindSoup kitchen!
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