Turkey Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 0.25 cups diced onion
• 0.25 cups diced celery
• 0.33 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 cups turkey broth
• 0.33 cups shredded carrots
• 2 cups chopped leftover roasted turkey
• 2 cups cooked wild rice
• 0.25 cups chopped slivered almonds
• 0.5 teaspoons kosher salt , or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper , or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoons lemon juice
• 0.75 cups half-and-half

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Stir in flour, and cook until it turns a pale, yellowish-brown color, 3 to 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Gradually whisk in turkey stock until no lumps of flour remain.

5. 5

   Stir in carrot and bring mixture to a simmer. Cook, whisking constantly, until stock is thick and smooth and carrots are tender, about 2 minutes.

6. 6

   Stir in turkey, wild rice, almonds, salt, and pepper; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Stir in lemon juice and half-and-half; bring soup almost to a boil. Serve immediately.