Italian Pork and Pasta Soup Dinner

Make weeknight dinner fast and easy. Here's a main course recipe and three suggestions for rounding it out into a complete meal. Find out how to effortlessly dress up starters, sides, and desserts to fit the meal's main course.

By Fraya Berg

The Menu

Pork and Orzo Soup with Spinach (see recipe below)
Green Salad with Marinated Artichokes
Pizza with Tomato, Onion, and Mozzarella
Coffee Ice Cream and Chocolate Wafer Sandwiches

Pork and Orzo Soup with Spinach has Italian flavors, and serving it with Green Salad with Marinated Artichokes; Pizza with Tomato, Onion, and Mozzarella; and Coffee Ice Cream and Chocolate Wafer Sandwiches makes it even more Roman. The pizza can be a starter with the salad: Use the small prebaked crusts to keep it appetizer-sized -- you'll want to save room for the soup!

Pork and Orzo Soup with Spinach

Pork and Orzo Soup with Spinach recipe >>

Green Salad with Marinated Artichokes

Add drained, chopped marinated artichoke hearts to salad dressed with vinaigrette.

Pizza with Tomato, Onion, and Mozzarella

Spread prebaked small pizza crusts such as Boboli with pizza sauce, then sprinkle with diced tomato and onion, and top with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake as directed on package.

Coffee Ice Cream and Chocolate Wafer Sandwiches

Fill chocolate wafer cookies with softened coffee ice cream, and then refreeze to set.