Creamy Smoked Turkey and Rice Soup
Creamy Smoked Turkey and Rice Soup
Ingredients
- 1 smoked turkey leg
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, large, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 10.5 ounce
- 1 can cream of chicken soup, 10.5 ounce
- 1 packet Knorr Cream of Chicken Rice Soup Mix, 1.4 ounce
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup white rice, uncooked
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- as needed fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Place the smoked turkey leg into a slow cooker.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
In a separate skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add the diced onion, carrots, and celery stalks to the skillet. Sauté these vegetables until they are softened, which should take approximately 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Add the minced garlic to the skillet and continue to sauté for an additional 1 minute, or until the garlic becomes fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Transfer the sautéed vegetables from the skillet into the slow cooker with the turkey leg.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Pour in the low sodium chicken broth into the slow cooker.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Add the can of cream of mushroom soup, can of cream of chicken soup, and the packet of Knorr Cream of Chicken Rice Soup Mix to the slow cooker.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Season the mixture with 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Stir all the ingredients together thoroughly in the slow cooker to combine.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Cover the slow cooker and cook on the low setting for 6-8 hours, or on the high setting for 3-4 hours, until the turkey leg is tender and easily falls off the bone.
⏱️ 360 min
- 11
Carefully remove the turkey leg from the slow cooker. Shred the meat off the bone using two forks, then discard the skin and bones.
⏱️ 5 min
- 12
Return the shredded turkey meat to the slow cooker.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Stir in 1 cup of uncooked white rice into the soup.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Cover the slow cooker again and continue to cook on the high setting for 20-30 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
⏱️ 30 min
- 15
Stir in 1/2 cup of heavy cream just before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
- 16
Ladle the creamy smoked turkey and rice soup into bowls and garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Serve hot.
⏱️ 2 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Creamy Smoked Turkey and Rice Soup
- 1 smoked turkey leg
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, large, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 10.5 ounce
- 1 can cream of chicken soup, 10.5 ounce
- 1 packet Knorr Cream of Chicken Rice Soup Mix, 1.4 ounce
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup white rice, uncooked
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- as needed fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Place the smoked turkey leg into a slow cooker.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
In a separate skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add the diced onion, carrots, and celery stalks to the skillet. Sauté these vegetables until they are softened, which should take approximately 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Add the minced garlic to the skillet and continue to sauté for an additional 1 minute, or until the garlic becomes fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Transfer the sautéed vegetables from the skillet into the slow cooker with the turkey leg.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Pour in the low sodium chicken broth into the slow cooker.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Add the can of cream of mushroom soup, can of cream of chicken soup, and the packet of Knorr Cream of Chicken Rice Soup Mix to the slow cooker.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Season the mixture with 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Stir all the ingredients together thoroughly in the slow cooker to combine.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Cover the slow cooker and cook on the low setting for 6-8 hours, or on the high setting for 3-4 hours, until the turkey leg is tender and easily falls off the bone.
⏱️ 360 min - 11
Carefully remove the turkey leg from the slow cooker. Shred the meat off the bone using two forks, then discard the skin and bones.
⏱️ 5 min - 12
Return the shredded turkey meat to the slow cooker.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Stir in 1 cup of uncooked white rice into the soup.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Cover the slow cooker again and continue to cook on the high setting for 20-30 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
⏱️ 30 min - 15
Stir in 1/2 cup of heavy cream just before serving.
⏱️ 1 min - 16
Ladle the creamy smoked turkey and rice soup into bowls and garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Serve hot.
⏱️ 2 min