Easy turkey soup
Serves 4
Easy
Total time:
Ready in 25-35 minutes
A warming winter treat, this spicy homemade turkey soup with chickpeas is a great use of Christmas leftovers - happy Boxing Day!
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- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onionhalved and sliced into thin strips
- 1 red pepperseeded and sliced into thin strips
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- ¼ - ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 3 tbsp basmati riceor long grain rice
- 1½ l hot turkey or chicken stock
- 250g/9oz turkeymeat, cut into thin strips (leg meat will have the most flavour)
- 410g can chickpeadrained and rinsed
- a handful of fresh corianderor flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal291
- fat9glow
- saturates2g
- carbs27g
- sugars0g
- fibre4g
- protein27g
- salt1.78g
Method
step 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.
step 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.)
