Turkey Wild Rice Soup
Turkey Wild Rice Soup - turn your leftover turkey into an easy, creamy, hearty and delicious wild rice soup. Great way to turn leftovers into something completely different!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion finely shopped
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped
- 2 ribs celery chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice or wild rice blend
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 1/2 cups cooked turkey
- 2 teaspoon fresh thyme
Instructions
- Heat butter and oil in a large stock pot over medium high heat. Add the chopped onions, carrots and celery and cook for 5-6 minutes, until the onions start to soften. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in flour and cook for a couple minutes until it it starts to brown slight and no white streaks remaining around the pan.
- Whisk in chicken broth and season with salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a low simmer, stir in the uncooked rice, cover and cook for 40-45 minutes until the rice is tender. Check your package directions for an estimate of the cook time.
- Remove the lid, stir in the turkey, heavy cream and fresh thyme. Simmer for 5-10 minutes for the soup to thicken and warm everything through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1397mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g
