Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup

Soup:

• 8 cups chicken broth low-sodium
• 3 medium carrots peeled and chopped
• 1 onion diced
• 1 cup celery chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup acini pasta or other small pasta
• 2 cups baby spinach chopped
• salt and pepper to taste

Meatballs:

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon dried onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 2/3 cups plain bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil