Perky turkey soup

Perky turkey soup

A warming winter treat, this spicy turkey soup is a great use of Christmas leftovers - happy Boxing Day!

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-35 minutes

Freezable

Low-fat

Can be frozen

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and fry for 5 minutes or so, stirring every now and then until it starts to soften.
  2. To make the soup, add the red pepper, ground coriander, chilli and rice and stir round the pan for about a minute. Pour in the hot stock, stir in the turkey and chickpeas and season well. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes, until the vegetables and rice are tender. Stir in the coriander or parsley and it's ready. (The soup may now be cooled and frozen for up to 1 month.)
Try

Make it your own

Sizzle some chopped bacon with the onions. Pour in a splash of dry sherry before adding the stock. Any canned pulses can replace the chickpeas. Throw in some chopped sprouts - cooked or raw, it doesn't matter. For extra zing, squeeze in a little lemon juice at the end.

291 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, salt 1.78 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2003.

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  • 31 October 2007

    Lynsey rated this recipe

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  • 29 December 2007

    Julie Bahrain commented on this recipe

    We've loved this recipe since we first made it last Christmas. Have made it using cooked chicken instead of turkey and tinned sweet corn instead of chickpeas. Made it again yesterday and it is still great!

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  • 29 December 2007

    Alison rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made it today and ate straight away - really warming

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  • 14 March 2008

    Julie Bahrain rated this recipe

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  • 17 October 2008

    Alexandra rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great soup, changed the rice for pearl barley. Excellent way to use leftovers and home made stock.

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  • 03 January 2009

    Shalashaska rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very tasty and easy to make.

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  • 29 December 2009

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  • 31 March 2010

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  • 09 July 2010

    julie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    made this today it had plenty of flavour and easy to make,used dried chickpeas instead of tinned.

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  • 29 October 2010

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    09 November 2010

    Ben rated and commented on this recipe

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    Immense. We make this all year round and is our go to recipe for any leftover chicken from the Sunday roast as well

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  • 29 November 2010

    Deborah rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I added the juice of one lemon to this recipe and it brightened it up. I also used quinoa instead of brown rice.

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  • 22 December 2010

    Mamacita rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Thankyou Julie for your suggestion of using sweetcorn. I wanted to make this but as I don't like Chickpeas I was put off. I've now made it with chicken & corn and its delicious!! :) Also you can try adding broken up spaghetti instead of the rice. This makes it more of a noodly type soup.

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  • 27 December 2010

    Poldweia rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was rather nice. Not brilliant, I won't be rushing out to buy another turkey to use the leftovers, but it wasn't bad. I tried it with the added bacon and I do feel that helped add flavour as turkey is very bland. All in all a nice cheap meal with very little effort.

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  • 30 December 2010

    Carolyn commented on this recipe

    As I don't like 'thin' soup, I thickened slightly with cornflour. Also added some mild curry powder to liven it up a little. Was enjoyed by all the family.

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  • 02 January 2011

    Foodie Mum rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious and warming -- we all loved it. I followed the recipe exactly, using leftover dark meat from the Christmas turkey, and wouldn't change a thing.

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  • 19 January 2011

    trisha3107 commented on this recipe

    Delicious - make at Xmas using left over Turkey and twice again using chicken - always asked for the receipe - great sign!!!

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  • 21 July 2011

    Jfozz rated this recipe

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    09 November 2011

    Mia rated and commented on this recipe

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    I added the bacon and also sweetcorn, we really enjoyed it and look forward to trying again and adding other ingredients!

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  • 25 November 2011

    susannahgrammar rated and commented on this recipe

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    A great base recipe - I made a few changes that did it for me: made my own stock from the turkey bones and skin, so that the soup was flavourful and rich instead of thin, and switched the lemon for lime to give it an authentic Mexican kick - also used potato chunks in place of pasta or rice. Delicious and super-filling on a cold night!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-35 minutes

Freezable

Low-fat

Can be frozen

Makes a little turkey go a long way

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion , halved and sliced into thin strips
  • 1 red pepper , seeded and sliced into thin strips
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • ¼ - ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 3 tbsp basmati rice or long grain rice
  • 1½l hot turkey or chicken stock
  • 250g 9 oz turkeys meat, cut into thin strips (leg meat will have the most flavour)
  • 410g can chickpeas , drained and rinsed
  • a handful of fresh coriander or flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
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291 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, salt 1.78 g

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