Zippy and Tangy Turkey Rice Soup

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Great soup for using up leftover turkey. This soup has a little cayenne added to give it a kick.

Submitted by M Vidito
Updated on January 7, 2022
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Prep Time:
35 mins
Cook Time:
2 hrs 30 mins
Total Time:
3 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
10 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 leftover turkey carcass, broken into pieces

  • 1 large onion, chopped

  • 1 tablespoon chopped celery leaves, or to taste

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1 tablespoon butter

  • 28 baby carrots, quartered

  • 3 stalks celery, chopped

  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes with juice

  • 1 cup long-grain rice

  • 10 green beans, cut into bite-size pieces

  • 2 cubes chicken bouillon

  • 1 tablespoon dried marjoram

  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme

  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger

  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

  • 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

Directions

  1. Place turkey carcass pieces into a large soup pot and cover with cold water. Stir in onion, celery leaves, and bay leaves, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 hours. Strain broth and pour back into soup pot. Pick turkey meat from the carcass and chop meat into bite-size pieces.

  2. Heat butter in a skillet; cook and stir carrots and celery until tender, about 8 minutes. Stir carrots, celery, stewed tomatoes with juice, rice, green beans, chicken bouillon cubes, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, ginger, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper into broth. Mix in chopped turkey meat.

  3. Bring soup back to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove and discard rosemary sprigs; stir corn into soup. Adjust salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper to taste. Lay a paper towel on top of soup to absorb excess oil, if desired.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

168 Calories
3g Fat
33g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 10
Calories 168
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 1g 6%
Cholesterol 6mg 2%
Sodium 581mg 25%
Total Carbohydrate 33g 12%
Dietary Fiber 4g 13%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 4g 9%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Calcium 65mg 5%
Iron 3mg 17%
Potassium 396mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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