<P> Wedding soup or Italian wedding soup is an Italian - American soup consisting of green vegetables and meat . It is popular in the United States, where it is a staple in many Italian restaurants . </P> <P> Wedding soup consists of green vegetables (usually endive and escarole or cabbage, lettuce, kale, and / or spinach) and meat (usually meatballs and / or sausage 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 . </P> <P> 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 broth . 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 . </P>

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