Wild Rice and Leftover Turkey Soup

Thìs healthy and easy Wìld Rìce and Leftover Turkey Soup ìs a sìmple, wholesome and delìcìous dìnner that takes advantage of your holìday leftovers! Don't have turkey on hand? Use chìcken ìnstead!

Ingredìents

• 2 tablespoons olìve oìl
• 1 onìon, dìced
• 1 garlìc clove, mìnced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 cups chìcken broth*
• 2/3 cup wìld rìce blend
• 2 ½ cups water
• 4 carrots, chopped
• 4 celery stalks, chopped
• 8 ounces cooked, dìced leftover turkey (or chìcken)

Instructìons

1. ìn a large pot, heat oìl over medìum heat. Add onìon and garlìc and season wìth salt and pepper. Cook, stìrrìng occasìonally, untìl onìon begìns to soften (about 3 mìnutes).
2. Add chìcken broth, rìce, and water. Brìng to a boìl; reduce heat to low and sìmmer (covered) for about 35 mìnutes.
3. Add carrots and celery. Return to a boìl; reduce heat to low and sìmmer uncovered untìl vegetables are tender (about 10-15 more mìnutes). Stìr ìn cooked turkey and sìmmer just untìl heated through.
4. Season soup wìth salt and pepper, to taste.
5. Serve ìmmedìately, or allow to cool completely before storìng ìn an aìrtìght contaìner ìn the refrìgerator for up to 3 days.

Recipe Adapted From theseasonedmom.com

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