Spinach Wedding Soup – m. c. de marco

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• ¼ c. onion, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 T parsley, minced
• ¼ c. matzah meal (or ½ c. panko)
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• 1 tsp sage
• dash thyme
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 T. olive oil
• ½ c. onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 4 c. chicken stock
• 1 c. water
• 1 T. lemon juice
• 1 package frozen spinach (or 6-8 c. fresh)
• ¼ c. rice (optional)
• 1 can cannellini beans
• ¼ tsp salt (or however much the stock still needs)
• black pepper to taste
• ½ tsp thyme
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes