Creamy Wild-Rice Soup With Smoked Turkey

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 8 people

Categories: Main Dish, Soup, Turkey

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1 cup carrot, chopped
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 cup green onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped or 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 32 ounces fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cups smoked turkey breast, chopped (~1/2 lb)
  • 1 cup wild rice, uncooked (or mixed brown & wild)
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 3/4 cups 2% low-fat milk or 2 3/4 cups 1% low-fat milk or 2 3/4 cups skim milk
  • 2 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a dutch oven over med high heat; add carrot and next 5 ingredients; saute 8 minutes or until brown.

  2. Stir in broth scraping pan to loosen browned bits.

  3. Stir in turkey and rice; cover and simmer 1 hour 15 minutes or until rice is tender.

  4. Combine flour and milk in a small bowl stirring with a whisk.

  5. Add flour/milk mixture to pan and cook over medium heat about 8 minutes or until thick.

  6. Stir in sherry and salt.

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