Lentil, Turkey & Wild Rice Soup

Submitted by um-um-good

"This is a great recipe for using up leftover turkey!!! I doubled the recipe when I made it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 medium leeks (well rinsed & thinly sliced)
• 1 medium carrot, peeled & chopped
• 1 medium celery rib, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 cup wild rice, rinsed
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 3⁄4 cup lentils, rinsed
• 1 1⁄2 cups cooked turkey, chopped
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Melt butter over med-high heat.
2. Add leeks, carrots & celery and cook until leeks are softened.
3. Stir in bay leaf, thyme, rice & chicken stock.
4. Cover & bring to boil.
5. Reduce heat to medium low & simmer 30 minutes.
6. Stir in lentils & turkey.
7. Cook until rice is tender (about 25 minutes longer).
8. Remove bay leaf & thyme sprig.
9. Stir in parsley & pepper just before serving.

Reviews

[noway]

This one caught my eye to use up leftover turkey in a healthy way. Delicious soup! Will definitely make again, probably with chicken too. Thanks for posting!

 

[jcrozier]

I used ground turkey and vegetable stock-and got rave reviews! I doubled the recipe and 8 of us ate almost all of it.

 

[Bon24]

Great soup with great flavor. Quick & easy,too! I did use homemade turkey stock & added 6 slices of pan fried turkey sausage, cut up. This is going into my favorite recipe file.