what kate ate

what you’ll need

for the turkey “meatballs” (meat chunks)

• 1/4 cup bread crumbs (seasoned variety preferred)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley (i used 2 tbsp parsley flakes)
• 1/4 romano cheese, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1.7 lbs (costco size) ground turkey ((the recipe only calls for 1lb so that works too! i just only have the one size))

for the soup

• 2 cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 32 oz (1 container) chicken broth
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup carrots, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14.5 oz) can no-salt-added petite diced tomatoes

this is where i start to stray a bit from the recipe based on what i had on hand

• 1 tbsp italian seasoning
• 2 tbsp parsley flakes
• 1/4 tsp salt
• sprinkle of black pepper
• 2 cups chopped baby spinach
• more grated romano cheese for serving!

instructions

1. Mix all meatball ingredients but the turkey together in a large bowl. Add the turkey once the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated, and mix again.
2. In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook the meat mixture until browned and break it into chunks as it cooks.
3. Transfer the turkey to a separate bowl off the heat.
4. In the same pot, heat the other tablespoon of oil. Add the carrots, celery, onion, and garlic and reduce the heat to low. Saute until the veggies are tender- about 15 mins.
5. While they cook, add 1 can of beans and 1.5 cups of the chicken stock to a blender and process until smooth.
6. Once the veggies are cooked, return the meat to the pot with the rest of the chicken broth, the can of tomatoes, the pureed beans, the other can of beans, and the rest of the seasonings. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
7. Add the spinach and cook for another 5 minutes.
8. Scoop about 2 cups out and enjoy! Top with extra grated romano cheese if desired (its desired trust me).

macros (estimate) & notes

tip/notes: the OG recipe called for a zucchini too if you would like to add! mine was moldy so she obvi did not make the cut… but since i increased the number of beans and turkey this was a very thick soup already so that was ok with me!!