Tuscan White Bean Soup with Meatballs

Ingredients (24)

• For meatballs:
• 1/2 pound 93% lean ground turkey
• 1/2 pound sweet chicken Italian sausage removed from casing
• 1 large egg
• ⅓ cup seasoned breadcrumbs or gluten-free breadcrumbs
• 1/2 small onion finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and fresh black pepper
• For Soup:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 large carrots peeled and sliced
• 2 celery ribs sliced
• 1 medium yellow onion chopped
• 3 garlic cloves finely minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 cups chicken bone broth unsalted (or regular broth) divided
• 2 15-ounce cans white beans such as cannellini or navy beans, drained and rinsed, divided
• 4 cups collard greens or flat leaf kale, thinly sliced (remove stems)
• 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt use less if your bone broth has salt, or to taste
• fresh lemon juice OR Parmesan for serving (optional)