TURKEY MEATBALL AND BROCCOLI RABE STOUP

Steps:

• Bring a couple of inches of water to a boil in a medium skillet.
• Add salt to boiling water and the broccoli rabe and cook 7 to 8 minutes.
• Drain rabe and reserve.
• While rabe cooks, heat a medium soup pot over medium to medium high heat with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil.
• Add 3 cloves chopped garlic, carrots and onions.
• Cook 5 to 6 minutes, add white beans and heat through, a minute.
• Season veggies and beans with salt and pepper.
• Add drained rabe and the stocks and cover pot to bring to a quick boil.
• Add orecchiette and stir.
• Reduce heat and simmer soup to a low-roll, uncovered.
• Mix veal with egg, bread crumbs, cheese, sage and salt and pepper.
• Roll into 1-inch balls and drop into stoup.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings and serve stoup in shallow bowls with crusty bread.