Hard Soup

Turkey Wild Rice Soup

Name: Turkey Wild Rice Soup
Prep time: 29 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 104 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Unknown
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

Total Time

1h 44m

29m prep · 75m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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This turkey wild rice soup with a creamy broth, tender rice, and chunks of turkey will warm your home and your heart. Save your Thanksgiving and Christmas turkey leftovers and make this soup anytime you're in need of a true comfort food. I created this easy recipe using leftover turkey and homemade turkey broth that I had frozen.

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

Gather all ingredients.
2

Melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes.
3

Stir in flour, and cook until it turns a pale, yellowish-brown color, 3 to 5 minutes.
4

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

Stir in turkey, wild rice, almonds, salt, and pepper; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.
7

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