Italian Meatball Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. homemade chicken broth, defatted
3 to 4 stalks celery, sliced
4 to 5 carrots, sliced
2 large onions, sliced
salt and pepper
2 cans crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 c. dry red wine
prepared meatballs

Preparation

In a large soup pot, boil chicken broth, celery, carrots and onions for approximately 20 minutes.
Add salt, pepper, olive oil, tomatoes, spinach (thaw and re-chop finer), lemon juice, Italian seasoning, garlic and wine.
Add prepared meatballs last and simmer for about 1 hour.
Serve with grated Parmesan cheese on top.
(If using homemade meatballs, cook them before adding to soup.)