Great for warming up during cold seasons Italian soups and stews combine hearty ingredients and zesty spices to produce wonderful dishes that will satisfy any appetite. There are a number of traditional and modern recipes for Italian Wedding soup, Italian sausage soup and Italian meatball soup to get your mouth watering. With delicious meats, fresh vegetables, sea salts and hearty stocks you’ll be stirring up favorite Italian soup dishes in no time.

One of the most popular Italian soups is the Italian Wedding soup. This recipe comes from a mistranslation of the Italian phrase “minestra maritata” which is a reference to green vegetables and meats mixing well together that became “married soup”. The green vegetables in traditional Italian Wedding soup include endive, escarole, cabbage, lettuce, kale and/or spinach and either meatballs or sausage in a clear chicken-based broth. Other versions can include pasta, noodles, cavatelli, lentils and shredded chicken.

Another popular Italian soup recipe is Italian Sausage soup that mixes zesty Italian sausage, potatoes and bacon for a tummy-warming stew that will warm you up as it fills you up. Traditional Italian Sausage soup mixes lean Italian turkey sausage, salt, pepper, onions, garlic, fresh kale and cannelli beans to produce a terrific soup stock that can feed a full family and have enough for leftovers.