Wedding soup - wikipedia Wedding soup Wedding soup Alternative names Italian wedding soup Type Soup Place of origin Italy Main ingredients Green vegetables ( endive and escarole or cabbage, lettuce, kale, spinach ), meat ( meatballs, sausage ), chicken broth Cookbook : Wedding soup Media : Wedding soup This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2010 ) Wedding soup or Italian wedding soup is an Italian soup consisting of green vegetables and meat. It is popular in the United States, where it is a staple in many Italian restaurants. Contents 1 Ingredients 2 Origin 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Ingredients Wedding soup consists of green vegetables ( usually endive and escarole or cabbage, lettuce, kale, and / or spinach ) and meat ( usually meatballs and / or sausage some times chicken containing Italian parsley and parmesan cheese ) in a clear chicken - based broth. Wedding soup sometimes contains pasta ( usually cavatelli, acini di pepe, pastina, orzo, etc. ), lentils, or grated parmesan cheese. Origin The term `` wedding soup '' comes from the Italian language phrase `` minestra maritata '' ( `` married soup '' ), which is a reference to the flavor produced by the combination / `` marriage '' of greens and the meat. The minestra maritata recipe is also prepared by the families of Lazio and Campania. Some form of minestra maritata was long popular in Toledo, Spain, before pasta became an affordable commodity to most Spaniards. The modern wedding soup is quite a bit lighter than the old Spanish form, which contained more meats than just the meatballs of modern Italian - American versions. See also Hochzeitssuppe List of soups References Jump up ^ Jones, Diana Nelson ( July 22, 2004 ). `` Food historian shows how immigrant recipes have survived, and served, America ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 17 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Italian Wedding Soup Origins ''. Snopes.com. 2013 - 04 - 16. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 05. External links Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe / module on Easy Wedding Soup About.com page on the history of wedding soup Kitchen Mailbox Recipe at foodnetwork.com Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wedding_soup&oldid=834423044 '' Categories : Soups Italian - American cuisine Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from January 2010 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 5 April 2018, at 17 : 14. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what type of pasta goes in italian wedding soup
Answer: usually cavatelli, acini di pepe, pastina, orzo, etc.; usually cavatelli, acini di pepe, pastina, orzo, etc.