Turkey Rice Soup WF/GF/DF
This soup is great on a cold day with fresh bread or a salad. It’s also great comfort food when family members are feeling a bit under the weather. (Note: Add the rice just before serving, otherwise it will drink all your broth!)
Ingredients:
1 uncooked split turkey breast (approximately 2 -3 lbs) OR 2-3 lbs of uncooked drumsticks OR leftover roasted turkey on the bone
Filtered water
2 stalks celery, washed
5 medium sized carrots, washed, peeled, and with ends chopped off OR ½ lb – 1 lb baby carrots, rinsed
1 small whole onion, peeled with ends sliced off (optional)
1-2 tsps. Sea salt
1 Cup your favorite cooked rice (We like White or Brown Jasmine, Brown Basmati, or Long or Short Grain Brown Rice)
Instructions:
1. Place uncooked OR roasted turkey in a large stock pot. Cover with filtered water several inches above turkey. (You may need to add more water during cooking process.) Place whole celery stalks and one whole carrot in pot. (OR a handful of baby carrots.) Add one small whole onion.
2. Bring to a boil, then skim off any fat from top of water. Reduce heat to medium or just below, where liquid will simmer but not cook too hard. Cover with a lid. For uncooked turkey allow to cook approximately 2-3 hours. For roasted turkey leftovers on the bone, allow to cook for about an hour.
3. When turkey is fully cooked, remove from pot. Carefully pour broth through a strainer or a colander with narrow slits or holes, so as to catch any bits of bone, fat or vegetables.
4. Pour strained broth back into stock pot. Remove any fat or skin from turkey. Remove turkey from the bone and chop or tear turkey into bite sized pieces. Add back into broth.
5. Chop remaining carrots into bite sized pieces. Add to broth. Cook below medium heat until carrots are tender, about 20 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, in a separate pot, cook your rice. (Brown and White Jasmine only take about 10 minutes to cook.) (Leftover rice may also be used.)
7. When ready to serve soup, add 1-2 tsps. Sea salt to broth in pot, or to taste. Stir in 1 cup cooked rice or more if you like. Spoon into bowls.
Enjoy!