Serious Eats Gluten-free Tuesday: Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

Total time: 120 minutes

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Net Carbs are 8% of calories per serving, at 42g per serving. The amount is risky for the keto diet, but still keto-friendly. Your eating options afterward may be limited, so take anticipated meal consumptions into consideration.

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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Gluten-free Tuesday: Italian Wedding Soup Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 8% of calories per serving, at 42g per serving. This food is risky for the keto diet (it's above the standard keto diet guidelines) but it's still keto-friendly. Consuming this item may limit your ability to eat more foods that contain carbs. Take into consideration whether you intend to consume additional meals or what you've already consumed. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food contains trans fat, a type of fat that's considered extremely unhealthy. Trans-fatty acids elevate bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol. And increases the likelihood for heart disease, strokes, and Type 2 diabetes. The FDA has mostly banned high amounts of trans-fatty acids in prepared foods, but you can still find trans fat quantities on food labels. Especially for most fast-food meals. Learn more about unhealthy fats.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 55%. At 1254mg, it's considered high in sodium according to the FDA's standard for %DV (daily value percentage), which considers any food with %DV of more than 20% as high in sodium. The organization recommends 2300mg of sodium as the daily limit. High sodium is believed to be associated with health problems such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and kidney malfunctions. There's also a belief that diets with high amounts of salt correlates with obesity, but the link hasn't proven to be so direct. Instead, salt may trigger overeating by increasing the feeling of hunger, according to studies referenced in this WebMD article about salt & obesity. Add-ons such as sauces and condiments are the usual high-sodium culprits in most restaurant meals. Sodium additives are responsible for most high sodium amounts in packaged foods, especially frozen meals. For most adults, a healthy range for daily maximum sodium consumption is between 1500-2300mg; foods should be within 5%-20% DV per serving.
  • This meal may require cooking oil. Not all cooking oils are healthy. Extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil are the best cooking oils to use in recipes, whereas plant-based oils are the worst for your health. Virgin coconut oil and butter fall in the middle. Learn more about the healthiest and unhealthiest cooking oils.

Serious Eats Gluten-free Tuesday: Italian Wedding Soup Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 6 servings   ( 643 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 527
Total Fat: 24g
Saturated Fat: 9g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
Monounsaturated Fat: 11g
Trans Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 98mg
Sodium: 1254mg
Total Carbohydrates: 45g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 8g
Protein: 31g
Calcium: 167mg Iron: 4mg
Potassium: 912mg Vitamin A: 316mcg
Vitamin C: 11mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • For the meatballs
  • 1 pound (93 percent) lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced or put through a garlic press
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
  • 2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons plain gluten-free dried breadcrumbs
  • 1 large egg
  • For the soup
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into coins (about 3/4 cup)
  • 2 stalks celery, trimmed and cut into thin pieces (about 3/4 cup)
  • 1 medium onion, diced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced or put through a garlic press
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 cups homemade chicken stock or reduced sodium gluten-free chicken broth
  • 3 cups water
  • 5 ounces baby spinach, washed
  • Non-stick cooking spray
  • 2 cups uncooked gluten-free bite-sized pasta shells

Instructions

Visit Serious Eats's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)