Indulge in the comforting warmth of our delectable Turkey Rice Soup, a culinary masterpiece that blends tender turkey, fluffy rice, and an array of aromatic vegetables in a rich, flavorful broth. This wholesome and hearty soup is not only a feast for the senses but also a nourishing meal packed with essential nutrients. Discover two variations of this classic soup: the Traditional Turkey Rice Soup and the Zesty Turkey Rice Soup. Each recipe offers a unique twist on this timeless dish, catering to diverse palates and preferences. Embark on a culinary journey with us as we unveil the secrets behind this comforting and flavorful soup.
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CLASSIC TURKEY AND RICE SOUP
Is there anything as warm as a bowl of soup made with the leftovers of a meal that you shared with your family?
Provided by Sarah
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Combine turkey carcass, halved onion, roughly chopped carrot, roughly chopped celery, halved garlic head, 1 teaspoon rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, salt, and pepper in a stockpot; pour in enough water to cover. Bring mixture to a boil, cover pot, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors have blended, about 1 hour.
- Remove turkey carcass and pull remaining meat from bones; reserve meat and discard carcass. Remove vegetables and bay leaves from stock using a slotted spoon and discard.
- Stir diced onions, diced carrots, diced celery, minced garlic, poultry seasoning, 1 teaspoon rosemary, and onion powder into stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer until vegetables are very tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Add cooked rice and turkey meat to soup; season with salt and pepper. Cook until rice and turkey meat are warmed, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115.4 calories, Carbohydrate 22.4 g, Cholesterol 3.7 mg, Fat 1.7 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 56 mg, Sugar 4 g
TURKEY WILD RICE SOUP II
This soup will warm your home and your heart. True Northern comfort food. Save Thanksgiving and Christmas turkey leftovers just so that you can make this yummy soup. I created this recipe using leftovers that I had frozen.
Provided by Galynn
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes
Time 1h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Bring the wild rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender but not mushy, 40 to 45 minutes. Drain off any excess liquid, fluff the rice with a fork, and cook uncovered 5 minutes more. Set the cooked rice aside.
- Melt the butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the onion and celery until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour, and cook until it turns a pale yellowish-brown color, 3 to 5 minutes. Gradually whisk in the turkey stock until no lumps of flour remain. Stir in the carrot. Bring the mixture to a simmer, and cook, whisking constantly, until the stock is thick and smooth and the carrot is tender, about 2 more minutes.
- Stir in the wild rice, turkey, salt, pepper, and almonds. Return to a simmer, and cook 2 more minutes to heat the ingredients. Stir in the lemon juice and half-and-half; bring the soup almost to a boil, and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.2 calories, Carbohydrate 14.4 g, Cholesterol 60.9 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 14.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 794.5 mg, Sugar 1.5 g
TURKEY WILD RICE SOUP
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add carrots, celery and onion; cook and stir until tender., Stir in flour until blended; cook until bubbly. Gradually stir in broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened., Stir in remaining ingredients; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts :
CREAM OF TURKEY AND WILD RICE SOUP
A dear friend brought me some of this soup when I was ill-and it instantly hit the spot. I asked her for the recipe and I've made it several times since, especially when I have leftover turkey to use up. Now I like to take it to friends when they're not feeling well. It's just the filling meal to warm you up on a cold, wintry day! -Doris Cox, New Freedom, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute onion and mushrooms in butter until onion is tender. Add water, broth and rice mix with seasoning; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in turkey and cream; heat through. Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364 calories, Fat 21g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 100mg cholesterol, Sodium 857mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 19g protein.
TURKEY AND WILD RICE SOUP
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring once or twice, until well browned, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and cook until melted. Add the leeks and carrots and season with 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the leeks are softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add the thyme and stir to combine. Add the chicken broth, lemon zest, bay leaves and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium to maintain a simmer. Add the turkey and wild rice; simmer until the rice is just tender, 13 to 15 minutes.
- Add the spinach and simmer until wilted, about 1 minute. Discard the bay leaves and lemon zest and stir in the lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Divide the soup among bowls.
CREAMY LEFTOVER-TURKEY-AND-RICE SOUP
Put a light, fresh spin on Thanksgiving leftovers with a speedy riff on avgolemono, the classic Greek chicken soup. Egg yolks add creaminess to turkey stock, while lemon juice brightens the flavor, and cooked rice and shredded meat fill out every spoonful.
Provided by Riley Wofford
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 25m
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium pot, bring stock and 2 cups water to a simmer over medium-high heat; add leeks and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until tender, about 8 minutes.
- In a small heatproof bowl, whisk together egg yolks and lemon juice. Slowly whisk in 1 cup stock mixture, then gradually stir back into soup. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until creamy, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in turkey and rice; continue cooking until warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season to taste. Serve with dill, more pepper, a drizzle of oil, and lemon wedges.
TURKEY RICE SOUP
This tasty soup has a surprisingly short simmering time. Leftover turkey has never tasted so good! If you don't have frozen mixed vegetables on hand, stir in extra veggies from your Thanksgiving meal until heated through.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute mushrooms and onion in oil for 3 minutes. Stir in the broth, water and apple juice if desired. Bring to a boil. Stir in rice mix. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. , Stir in turkey and vegetables; cook 5 minutes longer or until rice and vegetables are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 44mg cholesterol, Sodium 714mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 23g protein.
ZIPPY AND TANGY TURKEY RICE SOUP
Great soup for using up leftover turkey. This soup has a little cayenne added to give it a kick.
Provided by M Vidito
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes
Time 3h5m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 : Calories 168.1 calories, Carbohydrate 32.9 g, Cholesterol 6.1 mg, Fat 3 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 580.9 mg, Sugar 6.4 g
BASIC TURKEY AND RICE SOUP
A nice basic soup, simple to make and an especially good use of your left over turkey meat!I like to serve it piping hot with different flavored crackers (like Sociables or Ritz or any type of vegetable flavoured crackers)
Provided by CookinwithGas
Categories White Rice
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a dutch oven, on medium heat, saute the garlic and onion in oil until tender.
- Add broth, rice, celery and carrot; Cover and simmer 15 minute.
- Add peas, nutmeg, sage and salt & pepper to taste; simmer on low 10 minutes.
- Add the turkey and heat through.
TURKEY WILD RICE SOUP
You can use long grain white rice for all or part of the wild rice, but reduce simmering time to 20 to 30 minutes.
Provided by Jordanna Novak
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large pot over medium heat, combine chicken broth, water, green onions and wild rice. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Allow to cool and then crumble. Set aside.
- When rice is tender, melt the margarine in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in flour, salt, poultry seasoning and pepper all at once. Cook, stirring, until smooth and bubbly. Stir in half-and-half and cook until thickened, 2 minutes. Stir half-and-half mixture into rice mixture. Stir in bacon, turkey and sherry. Heat through and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 409 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 55.6 mg, Fat 29.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 17.9 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 1137.4 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
QUICK TURKEY AND RICE SOUP
Barley or orzo can stand in for rice from one batch to the next in our tasty and Quick Turkey and Rice Soup.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leek, celery root, parsnip, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until leek is translucent, about 2 minutes.
- Add stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in turkey and rice, and cook until heated through. Season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.
TURKEY RICE SOUP
This soup is a quick and tasty way to use your turkey leftovers. The convenience of using frozen vegetables makes preparation a snap, and the low calories offer a healthy benefit.
Provided by Red Gold
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips RED GOLD®, Inc.
Time 25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large soup kettle. combine broth, water, rosemary, and black pepper. Bring to boil; stir in mixed vegetables, box of rice, and seasoning packet.
- Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender. Stir in turkey and tomatoes; heat through. Stir in black pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.2 calories, Carbohydrate 34.6 g, Cholesterol 38.3 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 18.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 728.3 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
SMOKED TURKEY WILD RICE SOUP
Very delicious, very savory, robust and slightly sweet soup that warms the body and the soul. Serve with corn bread.
Provided by MAERYON74
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place the turkey legs, water, bouillon cubes, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, thyme, marjoram, and curry powder in a soup pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in the wild rice. Simmer the soup at least 1 hour. Remove the turkey legs and strip the meat from the bones and tendons. Chop the meat and return it to the soup. Pour in the half-and-half and heat to just below a simmer; cook on low heat for about 30 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 478 calories, Carbohydrate 30.7 g, Cholesterol 124 mg, Fat 26.4 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 30.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.9 g, Sodium 1630.3 mg, Sugar 4.3 g
TURKEY, KALE AND BROWN RICE SOUP
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 55m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, carrots and bell pepper and saute, stirring frequently, until the vegetables begin to brown and soften slightly, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the ground turkey and stir until the meat turns white and begins to color very slightly around the edges, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the herbes de Provence and stir, 1 minute. Add 4 cups broth, tomatoes and rice. Bring to a boil. Stir in the kale and season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and the freshly ground black pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Ladle the soup into bowls. Sprinkle each serving with parsley and Parmesan, if using, and serve.
GROUND TURKEY AND WILD RICE SOUP
I was looking for healthier ground turkey recipes and came up with this ground turkey soup with rice. I serve this with a fresh French bread. It also freezes really well!
Provided by Tracy Czarny
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground turkey in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat. Drain and discard grease.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir in carrots, onion, celery, and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 10 minutes.
- Add broth, milk, parsley, thyme, and pepper. Stir in turkey and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in rice and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290.6 calories, Carbohydrate 27.7 g, Cholesterol 71.6 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 21.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 891.6 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
CONGEE (JOOK): ASIAN TURKEY RICE SOUP
This is the ultimate comfort food! It is a breakfast dish in most countries in Asia. I always make it when I have a turkey or chicken carcass. My family loves it!
Provided by Stewie
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Break up the carcass into a large soup pot or Dutch oven.
- Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- Add the rice (it does not need to be washed first if it is American style).
- (The more rice you use, the thicker the soup will be.) Bring it again to a boil.
- Then turn down the heat and simmer until thickened (at least one hour).
- Remove the bones and scrape off any meat to return it to the pot.
- Add salt, pepper and soy sauce (sparingly) to taste.
- To serve: placed chopped green onions, soy sauce and sesame seed oil (a few drops) into a serving bowl.
- Ladle in the congee (jook) and use your choice of the garnishes to add flavor and color to the dish.
TURKEY AND WILD RICE SOUP
My dear friend Shirley shared this recipe with me several years ago. Every time I think of her, I make the soup. I sometimes add a cup of cheddar cheese at the end and melt it in for an extra measure of comfort. -Carol Brault, Woodville, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 servings (2-1/2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a saucepan, combine rice and water; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat. Add potatoes, onion, celery and carrot; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until almost tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir 2 minutes. Gradually stir in broth and undrained rice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened., Add cream, salt and rosemary; return to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in turkey; heat through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 338 calories, Fat 19g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 98mg cholesterol, Sodium 832mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 16g protein.
TURKEY RICE AND BARLEY SOUP
Myrna Sisel of Green Bay, Wisconsin makes the most of her turkey by simmering the carcass to create this soup that's warm and comforting on a cold winter's day The golden broth is full of rice, barley and colorful veggies.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 3h20m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place carcass, water, bouillon and bay leaves in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. Remove carcass; cool. , Remove meat from bones and cut into bite-size pieces; set meat aside. Discard bones. Strain broth and skim fat; discard bay leaves. Add rice and barley to broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. , Stir in the carrots, onion, celery, garlic, salt and pepper; cover and simmer 20-25 minutes longer or until the vegetables are tender. Add cubed turkey, parsley and reserved turkey; heat through.
Nutrition Facts :
CREAMY WILD-RICE SOUP WITH SMOKED TURKEY
This came from Cooking Light 2001 magazine and it has been our favorite since I found it. It is the best cold, rainy, gloomy, any day soup ever!!
Provided by Pie9297
Categories Poultry
Time 1h45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Melt butter in a dutch oven over med high heat; add carrot and next 5 ingredients; saute 8 minutes or until brown.
- Stir in broth scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
- Stir in turkey and rice; cover and simmer 1 hour 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Combine flour and milk in a small bowl stirring with a whisk.
- Add flour/milk mixture to pan and cook over medium heat about 8 minutes or until thick.
- Stir in sherry and salt.
LEMONY TURKEY RICE SOUP
While growing up in Texas, I spent a lot of time helping my grandma cook. Lemon and cilantro add a deliciously different twist to turkey soup. -Margarita Cuellar, East Chicago, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings (2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine first 4 ingredients and 5-1/2 cups broth. Bring to a boil; cook 3 minutes. , In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining broth until smooth; gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and cilantro.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 42mg cholesterol, Sodium 1047mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 13g protein.
Tips:
- Use leftover turkey, bones, and giblets for a flavorful broth. If you don't have leftover turkey, you can use a store-bought roasted turkey carcass.
- Add vegetables that you and your family enjoy. Some good options include carrots, celery, onions, leeks, and potatoes. Feel free to add any other vegetables you think would taste good in the soup.
- Use long-grain rice for the best results. Long-grain rice will hold its shape better in the soup than short-grain rice.
- Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper. You can also add other seasonings that you enjoy, such as garlic powder, onion powder, or dried herbs.
- Serve the soup with a side of crusty bread or crackers for a complete meal.
Conclusion:
Turkey rice soup is a delicious and easy way to use up leftover turkey. It's also a great way to get your daily dose of vegetables. This soup is perfect for a cold winter day or a quick and easy weeknight meal.
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