Turkey Chowder

Turkey Chowder

Turkey Chowder

 

I found this recipe for Turkey Chowder, in “The Everything Soup Cookbook”, this book has 300 mouthwatering recipes.  It’s one way to use up your leftover turkey.

Turkey Chowder Recipe

Turkey Chowder

1 onion

2 stalks celery

1 green bell pepper

3 carrots

3 russet potatoes

2 Tbsp. butter

2 cups chicken broth

3 cups cooked turkey, cubed

1 cup corn kernels

3 cups milk

¾ tsp. thyme

Salt and pepper

Fresh chopped parsley

 

Thinly slice the onions and celery, chop the bell pepper, slice the carrots and dice the potatoes.

In a soup pot, heat the butter on medium heat.  Add the onion and green pepper, sautéing for 4 minutes.  Add the broth and the carrots, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 5 minutes more minutes.

Add the potatoes and celery, simmering the mixture for an additional 12minutes.

Stir in the turkey, corn kernels, milk and thyme; salt and pepper to taste.  Heat gently, but thoroughly.  Garnish with parsley and serve.

** For the chicken broth I use Fat Free and Lower Salt (50% less sodium).

 

(Recipe for Turkey Chowder was in The Everything Soup Cookbook, 2002,  2014)  

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Lemony Turkey Soup

Lemony Turkey Rice Soup

Lemony Turkey Rice Soup

Recipe provided courtesy of Taste of Home magazine.  Find more great recipes at www.tasteofhome.com.

 

While growing up in Texas, I spent a lot of time helping my grandma cook.  Lemon and cilantro add a deliciously different twist to turkey soup.

Margarita Cuellar                                                                            East Chicago, Indiana

Lemony Turkey Soup Recipe

Lemony Turkey Rice Soup

6 cups chicken broth, divided

1 can (10 ¾ oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted

2 cups cooked rice

2 cups diced cooked turkey

¼ tsp. pepper

2 Tbsp. cornstarch

¼ to 1/3 cup lemon juice

¼ to ½ cup minced fresh cilantro

In a large saucepan, combine 5 ½ cups of broth, soup, rice, turkey and pepper.  Bring to a boil; boil for 3 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and remaining broth until smooth.  Gradually stir into hot soup.  Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened and heated through.  Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and cilantro.         8 servings

(Recipe for Lemony Turkey Rice Soup is from www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes, 2012)

 

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