Crock Pot Italian Wedding Soup

Italian Wedding soup, named for how well the ingredients "marry."

I searched for a few recipes to finally find one that I liked and then I altered it and have mastered it by making it a few times. I love this soup because it's a great combination of flavors and really easy to make. 

Crock Pot Italian Wedding Soup
  Meatballs
1 lb ground beef
1 egg slightly beaten
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup chopped basil
  Soup
4 cups chicken stock
2 scoops Herbs de Provence
1/2 cup onion chopped
chopped celery
chopped carrots
1 tbsp garlic
2 small bay leaves
1/4 chopped basil
2 cups kale (or spinach, escarole...your favorite "green")
1/2 cup cooked pasta (I like to use acini di pepe)
Parmesan cheese for serving

Mix together meatballs and form into small balls.
Cook @ 350 for 10-15 minutes turning half way through
While meatballs are cooking place all soup ingredients in crock pot, excluding the kale and pasta.
When meatballs are done in the oven place in soup
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours
1/2 hour before ready to eat add pasta and kale
Serve with Parmesan