Day-After Detox (Chipotle-Mushroom) Turkey Soup with Rice
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After the holidays, you want to eat something pure, healthy and fresh so you can sort of recover as you venture out into the cold and shop your heart out. And there's still no better feel-good meal than a homemade soup to warm you up. Add some toasted sourdough bread for the perfect PC Combo (if you don't know what a PC Combo is, check out my book Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads).
Equipment
- large pot or dutch oven
Ingredients
- 32 oz chicken or vegetable broth
- 4 cups water
- 1 onion diced
- 10 oz cremini mushrooms sliced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 cup carrots diced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp thyme chopped
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp chipotles in adobo
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 lb roasted turkey or rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup brown rice cooked
- ½ cup flat-leaf parsley chopped
- fresh lemon juice
- lemon wedges for garnish
- sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine first 13 ingredients in large pot. Bring to boil.32 oz chicken or vegetable broth, 4 cups water, 1 onion, 10 oz cremini mushrooms, 2 stalks celery, 1 cup carrots, 5 cloves garlic, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp thyme, 2 tsp sea salt, 2 tsp chipotles in adobo, ½ tsp red pepper flakes, ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add turkey and rice and simmer for 5 more minutes.1 lb roasted turkey or rotisserie chicken, 1 cup brown rice
- Stir in fresh parsley. Season soup with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste.½ cup flat-leaf parsley, sea salt and fresh cracked pepper
- Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with fresh lemon juice and serve.fresh lemon juice, lemon wedges
If using raw meat instead of roasted turkey or rotisserie chicken
- cube the meat and marinate for at least one hour with minced garlic, sea salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, extra virgin olive oil and dry thyme. Sauté in 1 teaspoon of olive oil and set aside until the last five minutes of cooking the soup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1med bowlCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 17gFat: 2g
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