Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Turkey Pot Pie Soup






The actual title to the recipe is Turkey Pot Pie Soup with Buttermilk Biscuit “Croutons”. I'm not biscuit fan so I omitted the "croutons". 

Carol told me about the recipe. She found it on pinterest and I hurried over to her board to pin it.


Leta was very sick and I brought her a bowl and she seemed to enjoy it. The first pot of soup didn't make it to a photo shoot. I loved it and knew I would be making it again.

Great way to use up leftover turkey!

 PLEASE NOTE: I am only giving the ingredients and directions to make the soup. If you want to make the buttermilk biscuits please go to Cooking and Beer where I found the recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided
1 medium-sized yellow onion, diced
3 medium carrots, peeled and diced*
3 medium celery ribs, peeled and diced
2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
3 cups chicken or turkey broth (or stock)
2 medium-sized Yukon gold potatoes, diced (peeled if desired)**
1 bay leaf
salt and black pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 cups shredded or diced Turkey breast
1 1/2 cups frozen peas
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
1 cup half and half ( used evaporated milk)
4 ounces sour cream


Directions:

In a large dutch oven over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the onion, carrots and celery to the dutch oven and cook the veggies until are just tender, about 8-10 minutes.

 Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute. Add the broth, potatoes, bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste and the  Italian seasoning. Mix well. 

Bring the mixture to a boil and then lower the heat to a simmer. Cook the potatoes until they are fork tender, about 15 minutes. Add the turkey breast, frozen peas, and fresh parsley. Stir to combine and lower the heat to low.

In a separate medium size saucepan, melt the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook until the flour mixture is golden. Continuing to whisk, pour in the whole milk, half and half and sour cream. 
Bring the mixture to a simmer, whisking constantly, until the mixture has thickened.

Pour the flour mixture into the soup and stir to combine. Keep warm on the stove

* to save time buy a bag of frozen peas and carrots. I added 3/4 of a  16  oz bag of frozen peas and carrots.

** the first batch of soup I used a large sweet potato.  Same directions. I peeled mine and cooked it in the soup until fork tender.

 I didn't have enough half and half and substituted   evaporated milk  substitute for cream or half and half products






42 comments:

  1. WOW, this looks amazing. I love the heart shaped bowl. I also like the idea of putting sweet potato in. I have lots of leftover turkey, since we had a 20 pound turkey and only 5 adults who really ate it. I gave lots of it away, but still have one pack of white meat to use up. I must try this one.

    I am so sorry to see that Leta is still so sick. I sure hope she improves fast. I finally feel less like a space creature today. At least my head is coming down to almost "normal".

    I am cooking up a batch of my easy peasy corn bean soup. It is made with all canned corn and beans, so not sure if you who are "fresh" people would like it. It takes no time to throw in the pot, and is really good.

    Ok, hope you all have a great day. Linda, thanks so much for this recipe.....going to have to try it soon.

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    1. Myra- I bet a lot of people would love the recipe to the easy peasy corn soup!

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  2. I made this soup last night and love love LOVED it! I made the "croutons" because Bob likes "stuff" on his soup-I was very happy with mine as is. Oh and I substituted fresh cooked green beans for the peas-Bob would have had a fit had he seen little green balls floating in the soup-silly man. It's DELICIOUS-and a perfect home for the homemade turkey stock I got from the turkey bones....you know me....use every bit of that turkey right down to the last gobble. :)

    I'm sure Leda was very happy to see you coming with a hot bowl of soup-there's nothing better when you're feeling not so hot. I bet that nice hot soup hit the spot for her.

    I have a dish almost like yours Linda-and I've never used it.....another flea market find.....your soup looks great in yours!

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    1. And I just remembered-I substituted plain Greek yogurt for the sour cream-worked like a charm!

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    2. Thank you for telling about the recipe. I really loved it and next time I'll do the yogurt.

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  3. I still have a lot of left over turkey, so this soup is exactly what I'm looking for. Plus, it's raining here right now, perfect day for soup. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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    1. You are very welcome Ritchil! Did you make it? I sure hope you liked it.

      Thanks so much for stopping by.

      Linda

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  4. What a delicious looking soup, it looks so comforting! Looks wonderful!

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  5. i love any pot pie, but never thought bout making it a soup! yum, pinning!

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    1. So do I, and this soup really is good.

      Thanks for stopping by Amanda.

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  6. I'd love a bowl right now :)
    thanks for sharing with us over at the party The Southern Special
    Dawn ~Spatulas On Parade

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  7. That looks so yummy!!! Also, wanted to let you know I have a link party on Wednesday, hope to see you there! Can't wait to party with you at https://homeschoolapalooza.wordpress.com :-)

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  8. Looks awesome! What a great picture!

    I love, love, love creamy soups and what a great way to use Thanksgiving leftovers!

    Found you on Whatever Goes Wednesday blog hop!

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  9. The heart shaped bowl is great I absolutely love it and this recipe is a great way to use up some of that leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. Thank you for linking up to the Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wednesday Link Party.

    Wishing you an AWESOME week.

    xx
    Lysa
    Co-host for the month of December

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  10. Pass the bowl Sister! that looks so darned good right now. it's raining here (finally) and it's a soup kinda night. I sure hope Leta is feeling better.

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    1. Doing the happy dance that you are finally getting rain!!!!

      Your bowl is waiting for you anytime you want to sit and visit :-)

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  11. What a great use of all that leftover turkey I have! Thanks for sharing with Tasty Tuesdays!

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    1. Always looking for new ideas and I have 3 more turkeys in the freezer so you know we love turkey!

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  12. Yukon gold potatoes are so much more flavorful... I bet his is a very tasty soup!! Wishing you a merry Christmas :)
    xox, Crystelle
    CrystelleBoutique

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    1. If my hubby ate soup I would add the yukons!

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  13. Won't be having turkey till Xmas. You can be sure this marvellous recipe will be on the menu at some point! Ray will be thrilled to have the crockpot cooking the broth overnight! LOL I don't do that often but I always do with the turkey. You know I could go for a bowl full right now. We had a very light supper and the soup would be the finishing touch tonight.

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    1. Angela- this is really good! I have my crockpot going again tonight with leftover turkey legs I had in the freezer,you know it smells good in this house!

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  14. Yummy Turkey Pot Pie Soup, delicious recipe. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  15. When it comes to soup, I love creamy rich ones. Just can't help it! I do like the yogurt idea. So do my jeans!
    Thanks for sharing, Linda!

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    1. Carol always comes up with great suggestions!

      You know I'll be back at the gumbo next sunday :-)

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  16. This looks so perfect! I wish I could take a bite right now! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being a part of our party. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. It wouldn’t be a party without you!
    Happy Sunday! Lou Lou Girls

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  17. Your soup looks delicious and I love the heart dish you served it in! Thank you for sharing such wonderful meal inspiration on the Art of Home-Making Mondays each week! :)

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  18. I recently started sharing recipes on The Jenny Evolution and thought it would be terrific to have a group on FB where we can share our recipes not just with other bloggers but with people who are searching out recipes. That said, I’m launching a Food Blogger group! If we work together we can make this a great outlet for all of us. If you’d like to join, visit me here https://www.facebook.com/groups/341455112700743/

    To be approved post to the group, please follow the directions in the group description. Look forward to seeing you there!

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  19. This looks so tasty and easy to make! I'm a gluten free girl, so I'll be trying this with some type of gluten free biscuit. Looks perfect for a cold winter's day!

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    1. A friend of mine did the same thing and loved the soup- hope you do also. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again.

      Linda

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  20. This looks delicious, and it is certainly the season for soup and leftover turkey. I've pinned it and will definitely make this one!

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    1. Liz- did you make it? Hope you enjoyed it.

      Linda

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