Kk'S Italian Meatball Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
1 cup chopped onion
2 carrots, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
5 1/4 cups chicken broth
2 1/2 cups water
2 (14 ounce) cans white beans, drained and rinsed
20 frozen cooked small meatballs
1 (5 ounce) bag baby spinach, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup finely grated Asiago cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Saute onion, carrots, celery, and garlic until onion is pale golden, about 4 minutes. Pour broth and water into pot; cover the pot and bring mixture to a boil.
Stir beans and meatballs into broth mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover the pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and meatballs are heated through, about 20 minutes.
Mix spinach, Asiago cheese, salt, and pepper into soup; simmer until spinach wilts, about 1 minute.