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Creamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup
Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs 15 mins
Total Time
6 hrs 45 mins
 
Make this delicious, creamy turkey wild rice soup with wild rice, carrots, and onions in your slow cooker, using your Thanksgiving turkey leftovers!
Category: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: turkey wild rice soup
Servings: 12 cups (approx. 3 quarts)
Calories Per Serving: 179 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 1 turkey "carcass" (with some meat still attached)
  • 1 medium onion , chopped
  • 2 celery ribs , diced
  • 2 carrots , diced
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 4 cups turkey or chicken broth
  • 1 box wild rice OR 1 box Long Grain and Wild Rice Mix + seasoning packet (Rice A Roni)
  • 2 cups light cream
  • 2 cups diced turkey (or chicken)
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Additional salt & pepper , to taste (if desired)
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Instructions
  1. Place leftover turkey "carcass" in large stock pot. Cover with water. Add onion, celery, carrots, salt and pepper. Cover pot and boil for 1 1/2 hours on medium-low. Remove turkey; let cool, then cut all the meat off the bones. Discard bones. Pour 4 cups of the broth (with veggies) into a crock pot. Shred turkey meat, then add at least 2 cups of the meat back into the crock pot. Add entire box of rice (plus seasoning packet). Add salt, pepper, dried parsley, and butter to soup. Cook on Low for 4 hours.
  2. After 4 hours, mix together the flour and water until smooth. Stir this mixture into the soup in the crock pot until combined. Let soup cook for another hour.
  3. Stir in cream, and cook on LOW for another 15 minutes.
  4. Taste test; add additional salt/pepper, if desired, then serve!
Recipe Notes

If cooking on stove top: Saute onions, celery and carrots in butter 3-4 minutes. Reduce heat; add in flour-cook until it is bubbly. Add in broth, stirring constantly. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Add rice, turkey, cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, etc. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Serve.
Another way to make this quicker, use store bought broth and shred up a rotisserie chicken or use pre-cooked turkey.

Nutrition Facts
Creamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 179 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 58mg19%
Sodium 431mg19%
Potassium 189mg5%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 2140IU43%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 39mg4%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.