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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Mix together the meat, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, basil, parsley, and green onions. | 2. Shape the meat mix into 3/4 inch balls. | 3. Pour broth into a large saucepan over high heat. After the broth starts to boil, drop in meatballs a few at a time. | 4. Add the spinach and cook for about 5 minutes until the soup is very hot again. | 5. Add the lemon zest and orzo and return to a boil; reduce heat to medium. | 6. Cook for 10 more minutes or until orzo is tender, stirring frequently. | 7. Serve sprinkled with additional parmesan cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1/2	lb	ground	449.05699999999996	0.0	44.0439	28.8712
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
breadcrumb	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1	tablespoon	grated	18.5	2.0	2.0	0.25
basil	2	tablespoons		1.219	0.1404	0.16699999999999998	0.0339
parsley	1	tablespoon		1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
green onion	2		chopped	38.34	8.1508	1.3774	0.6674
chicken broth	6	cups		468.72	11.34	66.8304	15.7248
spinach	1	package	thawed frozen	-	-	-	-
lemon zest	1			-	-	-	-
orzo pasta	1/2	cup	uncooked rice-shaped	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese				18.5	2.0	2.0	0.25

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.