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Stracciatella

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Soup
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 quart homemade chicken broth boxed is fine
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated -plus extra for topping
  • 5 ounces frozen chopped spinach -thawed optional - you can use fresh
  • 2 teaspoons fresh parsley chopped fine
  • salt & pepper
  • lemon juice for serving

Instructions
 

  • In a medium saucepan heat broth to a medium simmer. Season your broth to taste. Add salt & pepper if desired. Make sure the broth tastes good!
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl add the eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley and salt & pepper. Be careful with the salt, because the cheese can be salty. Just a pinch will do!
  • Whisk the ingredients in the bowl together until well combined.
  • Your broth should be at a bubbling simmer. Slowly pour the egg into the hot broth in a steady stream while stirring the broth.
  • Continue stirring until all the egg has been poured into the broth. Continue stirring for about a minute until the egg has set.
  • Add frozen spinach if using and give it a minute or two to cook. If using fresh spinach-it's done (fresh spinach just needs to wilt down to be cooked through). Keep stirring, or it will clump. Turn off the heat. Ladle into bowls. Add a squeeze of lemon. Top with extra Parmesan cheese. Serve.

Notes

*If your soup clumps up, don't worry, just give it a whisk, and it will break up the egg.
*You can add some cooked pastina or orzo to this soup to give it a little something extra! Yum!