TURKEY WILD RICE SOUP II

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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

Ingredients

⅔ cup uncooked wild rice
2 cups water
6 tablespoons butter
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped celery
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
4 cups turkey broth
⅓ cup shredded carrot
2 cups chopped cooked turkey
½ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
¼ cup chopped slivered almonds
½ teaspoon lemon juice
¾ cup half-and-half cream

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