I love making dishes from leftover ingredients. Anytime I can repurpose something and not throw it away – it’s a win – win! We had tons of leftover turkey after Christmas. I made a light turkey tetrazzini from a Pinterest recipe after Thanksgiving. I LOVED it but Rick, not so much. So, I decided to try a soup this time. This one was a hit! The only thing missing was freezing cold weather and some corn bread 🙂
Ingredients:
2 cups of shredded turkey
32 oz of chicken stock
3 chopped carrots
2-3 stalks of celery
1 chopped onion
1 – 1½ cups of half And half, milk, or heavy cream
1 ½ cup corn (I used a bag of frozen)
½ cup butter
⅓ cup flour
¾ cup long grain rice (white works too)
2 tsp Onion powder
2 tsp Garlic powder
2 tbsp Mediterranean seasoning or Italian will work if you don’t have any
Salt and pepper as needed
Water as needed
- First things first, you have to start with the base. That’s your veggies. Throw the carrots, onion, and celery a large pot with your butter, some salt and pepper, and cook down until soft. It’s a lot of butter but you’ll need it later on. Once they are starting to wilt down, add in your flour and stir. Your result will be a thick paste. You’ll need to stir, letting the flour cook, for about 60 seconds.
- Next, slowly add your chicken broth, whisking as you go. Once all in, you should have a pretty watery consistency but as you heat to a boil, it will start to thicken.
- Once it comes to a boil, reduce to simmer and add in the corn and shredded turkey. Also add in the rice and seasonings (save salt and pepper for the end.) Cook on simmer for the amount of time recommended on the rice package. If you use long grain like I did, this will take 40 minutes or so. You will want to keep stirring every so ofter to ensure the rice is not sticking to the bottom of the pot. If at any point the soup starts to look too thick, you can always add in water (1/2 cup at a time.)
- After rice is cooked, you’ll add in the cream (or milk) for the creaminess. After you add that, you can blend the soup for a creamy texture or leave it for a chunky texture (using a hand blender or regular blender. I blended half and left the other half chunky for the perfect blend!
- Check for salt and pepper, if needed. Serve!
The Lady and The Hunter 