Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

This is comfort in a bowl! I used some leftover turkey from our holiday meal and repurposed it into this delicious soup. Serve this with a side of crusty bread and get cozy!

1. Melt olive oil and butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes.

2. Stir in garlic, flour, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously.

3. Add turkey (or chicken) stock and rice and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover the pot and turn heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes.

4. Add turkey to the soup and continue to cook, covered, over low heat for 30 minutes longer, or until the rice is tender (if the rice still has a bit of a bite to it, that’s ok – it will continue to soften in the broth as it sits).

5. Stir in sour cream and green onion. Adjust seasonings as needed with salt and pepper. Let the soup sit for 5 minutes, then ladle into bowls and enjoy!

Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

Serves 4

All you need:

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons butter (unsalted or salted)

1 medium onion, chopped

3 carrots, peeled and diced

3 celery stalks, diced

3 peeled garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

4 cups turkey stock (or chicken stock)

1/2 cup uncooked wild rice

2 cups cooked turkey, diced

1/3 cup sour cream

2 green onions, thinly sliced

All you do:

1. Melt olive oil and butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in garlic, flour, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously.
3. Add turkey (or chicken) stock and rice and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover the pot and turn heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes.
4. Add turkey to the soup and continue to cook, covered, over low heat for 30 minutes longer, or until the rice is tender (if the rice still has a bit of a bite to it, that’s ok – it will continue to soften in the broth as it sits).
5. Stir in sour cream and green onion. Adjust seasonings as needed with salt and pepper. Let the soup sit for 5 minutes, then ladle into bowls and enjoy!