Happy Sunday, Soupers! Ever wake up craving a specific dish? Yup, that\u2019s me today and I knew exactly how I wanted to make it. But there was a hitch \u2014 no orzo in the house and it\u2019s Sunday, so no grocery stores open. There\u2019s only one thing to do…improvise. That\u2019s exactly what we did with this Italian Wedding Soup, adapted from the website, Cooking Classy!<\/p>\n
So it\u2019s still \u201cveganuary\u201d and looking for ways to transition to plant-based eating. We started with the meatballs in the dish. Instead of ground beef and pork balls, we turned Beyond Meat burgers into balls and it worked pretty well, and they are delicious!<\/p>\n
One tiny caution, the flavor you normally get from the beef and pork balls gets lost. A professional chef may have a better idea, but I found that by taking the long cook approach to my veggie broth \u2014letting it simmer on low for at least two hours,really brought out the flavor so when I added the plant-based balls (lightly seared in a pan with olive oil) to other ingredients, it came together nicely.<\/p>\n
Oh, and what about the orzo? Please don\u2019t kill us but we substituted with cooked couscous and you know what? It was … awesome! So in the end, not a faithful Italian Wedding soup, but a totally delicious alternative nonetheless.<\/p>\n
So if you\u2019re like us, and looking or ways to gradually transition from eating so much meat per week, this, along with introducing new veggies and fruits seems to be a good way \u2014 -at least for our family \u2014 to retrain our palates to eat differently!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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