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Escarole Soup With Meatballs
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Great with a full bodied chardonnay and sourdough bread; a hearty and totally satisfying cool season meal in itself.
Ground turkey meatballs:- 1 cup soft bread crumbs (2 slices wheat bread)
- 1/2 cup low-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 sweet Italian turkey or chicken sausage, casing removed
- 2 egg whites
- 3 scallions, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, coarsely chopped
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 7 cups chicken stock
- 1 large bunch escarole, (1 pound) cut crosswise into 1/2 inch strips
- 1/3 cup long grain white rice
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley, 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese