Italian Wedding Soup

Sweat in 2 tablespoons olive oil:

1 cup yellow onion, diced

1 cup celery, diced

1 cup carrot, diced

1 cup ham, diced

1 tablespoon minced garlic

Add and simmer:

6 cups low sodium chicken broth

2 teaspoons dried oregano

2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes

1 bay leaf

Drop in:

30 uncooked marble sized meatballs

Gently stir in:

1 can white beans, drained and rinsed

2 cups whole spinach leaves

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Mix together in a separate bowl and add to the soup mixture off of the heat:

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup grated parmesan