Good Soup Recipe

I am a big fan of the Biggest Loser so when they had the show with Chef Rocco I went to the website and pulled some of the recipes to try. I tried this one last week and it was really good! I did substitue turkey sausage and added 1/2 a chopped green pepper. Also, I didn't have salt-free marinara but next time I will use it because my regular marinara is through the roof on sodium and the soup did taste pretty salty.

Tiny Turkey Meatball and Chickpea Soup with Broccoli Rabe and Pecorino

Serves 4 289 calories per serving
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups low-fat salt-free marinara
One 15 ounce can low-sodium chickpeas, drained and rinsed
Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
1-1/3 pound package ground lean turkey
Nu-Salt
½ pound broccoli rabe, cut into bite size pieces
2 tablespoons grated pecorino romano

DIRECTIONS
1. Heat a large pot over high heat with chicken broth, marinara sauce, beans and crushed red pepper flakes until mixture comes to a simmer.
2. While mixture comes to a simmer, season ground turkey with Nu-Salt and pepper flakes. Roll turkey into about 40 meatballs.
3. Next, stir broccoli rabe into the broth and bring to a simmer. Add meatballs to the broth, cover pan with lid and lightly poach the meatballs until just cooked through, stirring occasionally for about 6 minutes. The broth should barely simmer. Check soup for seasoning.
4. Ladle into 4 large bowls and top with pecorino. Although no actual salt is called for in this recipe, please add it as you see fit.