Turkey Wild Rice Soup
Ingredients
A note about gluten: When gluten-free chicken broth is used, this recipe is gluten free.
½ cup
Kowalski's Unsalted Butter
½ cup
matchstick-cut carrots
¼ cup
finely chopped onion
¼ cup
thinly sliced celery
¼ cup
cornstarch
32 oz.
chicken broth, divided
2 cups
cooked Kowalski's Wild Rice
2 cups
half-and-half
1 cup
chopped cooked turkey (white and/or dark meat)
1 tsp.
kosher salt
¼ cup
dry sherry
- freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns, to taste
- fresh thyme, chopped, for garnish
Directions
- In a large pot over, melt butter over medium heat. Add carrots, onion and celery; sauté until tender (about 5 min.).
- Add cornstarch to a glass measuring cup; whisk in approx. 1 cup broth.
- Add remaining broth to the pot with the vegetables; slowly whisk in cornstarch mixture.
- Increase heat to medium-high; cook and stir until slightly thickened (about 5 min.).
- Reduce heat to medium. Stir in rice, half-and-half, turkey and salt; simmer for about 15 min., stirring occasionally (do not allow soup to boil).
- Remove soup from heat; stir in sherry.
- Season with pepper; serve garnished with thyme.