Inspiration Soup is a weekly video series designed to warm the body, mind and spirit with nourishing "ingredients" to enlighten and lighten the load on the road of life.
This week's episode honors the Thanksgiving Turkey tradition and the act of appreciating. See the full recipe below. Watch our segment on YouTube by clicking HERE
Turkey Rice Soup Recipe
Turkey Rice Soup Ingredients:
For broth: Turkey carcass, 2-3 carrots, 2-3 celery stalks, ½ onion, 1 parsnip, 6 cups water
turkey meat chopped
½ -1 leek
1-2 stalks of celery chopped
2 carrots or ½ bag baby carrots chopped
1-2 parsnips chopped
6 cups broth/stock (turkey) sprig of fresh thyme or 1 tsp dry thyme
¾ cup Royal blend rice
Directions:
Put all stock ingredients into pot and cook for 4 hours or cook in pressure cooker. Remove all ingredients and save carrots, parsnips and broth. Remove meat from turkey bones.
Saute leek, carrots and celery in broth
Add broth and bring to boil. Turn heat to medium/simmer
Add sprig of thyme to pot and salt or any seasonings you desire
Add the rice Approx. 5 min later, add the turkey
Cook about 10 min
Pull out thyme sprigs when they are limp and remove them from pot (can pull the leaves off the sprig with your fingers if desired)
Enjoy with toasted bread or crackers