Ingredients
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
2 portabello mushroom caps, wiped clean, then chopped into bite-size cubes
2 cubanelle peppers (light green, mild Italian peppers), seeded and chopped into bite-size pieces
1 large red bell pepper, seeded and chopped into bite-size pieces
1 large onion, chopped into bite-size pieces
1/2-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, depending on how spicy you like your food
Coarse salt and black pepper
3 slices white bread
1/2 cup milk
1 pound ground turkey breast
1 egg
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Romano cheese (a couple of handfuls), plus some to pass at table
A handful of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
2 cloves finely chopped garlic
1 can San Marzano tomatoes or whole plum canned tomatoes of choice (28 ounces)
1 quart chicken stock
Crusty whole grain bread, to pass at table
Directions
Heat the EVOO in a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add portabello mushrooms, peppers and onion and cook until tender, 7-8 minutes. Season the vegetables with crushed red pepper flakes, salt and black pepper.
While vegetables cook, rip up bread and soak with milk in a mixing bowl for 5 minutes. Add turkey to the bowl, followed by the egg, cheese, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix to combine.
Add tomatoes to the pot and break up with a wooden spoon. Stir in the stock and raise heat to bring to a boil. When the stoup boils, form 2-inch meatballs with the turkey mixture and drop into stoup. Cover the pot, reduce heat and simmer the balls in the stoup for 10-12 minutes.
Serve in shallow bowls with crusty whole grain bread for mopping and extra cheese for topping.
This is one of many "Yum-o!" recipes – it's good and good for you. To find out more about Yum-o!, Rachael's nonprofit organization, go to www.yum-o.org.