Lemony Turkey and Rice (or Orzo) Soup

Name: Lemony Turkey and Rice (or Orzo) Soup
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cup shredded turkey (white or dark meat,or both); 2 Carrots, chopped; 1 medium onion, chopped; 3 clove garlic, minced; 3 celery stalks, chopped; 6 cup low sodium chicken stock; 2/3 cup rice (parboiled or jasmine rice); 1 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin; salt and pepper; 1 tbsp dried basil; 1 lemon; 1 dried bay leaf; 1 tsp dried parsley

Kels Ro @kels_can_cook

Toronto

It's Thanksgiving in Canada today! We had our dinner last night and what's better then making delish meals with leftovers!? I make this soup ALL the time, and it's a total hit! There's a lot of soup, but it's even better the next day! ENJOY !!

Kels Ro @kels_can_cook

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Ingredients

6 servings

2 cupshredded turkey (white or dark meat,or both)
2Carrots, chopped
1medium onion, chopped
3 clovegarlic, minced
3celery stalks, chopped
6 cuplow sodium chicken stock
2/3 cuprice (parboiled or jasmine rice)
1 tbspolive oil, extra virgin
salt and pepper
1 tbspdried basil
1lemon
1dried bay leaf
1 tspdried parsley

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Steps

1

In a large soup pot, add oil and sauté onion and garlic for 2 min.
2

Add the celery and carrots and continue cooking for 5 min.
3

Add your shredded turkey, salt, pepper,parsley, basil and bay leaf, mix to combine.
4

Add the rice to the pot and mix everything together. And cook 2 min
5

Making sure you've washed your lemon, remove seeds and squeeze the lemon juice into the pot, and add the 2 halves to the pot as well (the hint of lemon in the soup is delish) stir everything.
6

Pour in your chicken stock and stir. Let everything come to a boil and reduce heat to medium low. Cook for about 30 min with the lid on and serve once rice is cooked through.

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Kels Ro @kels_can_cook

on October 12, 2015 17:04

Toronto

Mommy of 2 boys, wifey , full-time insurance professional, and part-time hairstylist. Creating recipes to share with you! Keeping it simple, but a lil bit fancy 😜✌