Healthy, Delicious, Nutritious Turkey Rice Soup
What’s your favorite thing to eat when it’s cold outside?
I love eating soup! There is something so comforting about it. It is warm, yummy, easy to make, and pairs so well with so many other dishes.
My favorite thing is to throw my ingredients into a slow cooker and let it go while I’m working or getting other things accomplished. It makes my day to have dinner already done when the kids get home from school and we’re rushing to get homework done and get to our evening activities.
In a busy house with 3 active boys, I’m always on the hunt to make dinner easier to accomplish!
I also love how easy and healthy soup can be! Soup is an amazing, versatile dish that you can make with whatever you have on hand.
Another amazing benefit to soup is that it can be great to eat when you are working to clean up your diet (think: after splurging at the holidays). It’s so easy to make soup healthy and filling!
I created this particular soup after Thanksgiving, as a way to get rid of some of the leftovers we had. Say hello to Turkey Rice Soup! I was delighted when this soup quickly became a family favorite on the first try!
We happen to regularly keep these ingredients (minus the celery) on hand, so I love that I don’t need to make a special trip to the store for them.
It’s a versatile soup, so if you have celery but not mushrooms, don’t worry about it. If you already have and love cauliflower, throw it in! But whatever you do, don’t make an extra trip to the store!
Tell us in the comments: what is your favorite kind of soup to make or eat?
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| Servings | Prep Time |
| 5-6 people | 5-10 minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 4-8 hours in slow cooker |
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This delicious, easy, hearty soup will fill you up and keep you warm on cold winter nights!
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- 5 cups chicken stock
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 cup carrots, chopped
- 1 cup mushrooms, chopped
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 1 cup turkey, cooked and chopped
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 Tbsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1 tsp Thyme
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup white rice
- 2 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped optional
- Add all ingredients (minus the rice and spinach) to your 6 qt slow cooker.
- Cook in slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 4-5 hours.
- About 2 hours before end of cook time, add the rice and spinach to the soup. Continue cooking until end of cook time.
- Serve immediately.
- If you are using store-bought chicken stock, I highly recommend Pacific brand's organic, reduced sodium stock
- For the turkey, leftover holiday turkey works well, as does leftover roast turkey breast or rotisserie chicken
- We recommend using organic ingredients when possible.