Turkey & Mushroom Soup

After making the Garlic Roasted Chicken with Gravy, I had some chicken left over. I've been dying to try this soup and decided we wouldn't notice a difference between turkey and chicken in this recipe.

Turkey & Mushroom Soup

Better Homes & Gardens One Dish Dinners 2001

The Line Up

2 c sliced fresh mushrooms (crimini, shitake, porcini or button)

1 stalk celery, thinly sliced

1 medium carrot, thinly sliced

1 small onion, chopped

1 TBSP margarine (use dairy free alternative for dairy free)

1 TBSP chicken bouillon granules

1/2 c dried orzo pasta

2 TBSP snipped fresh parsley

1 tsp snipped fresh thyme

The Game Plan

In a large saucepan cook mushrooms, celery, carrot and onion in hot margarine until crisp-tender. Add 4 1/2 c water, bouillon granules and 1/8 tsp pepper.

Bring to boiling, stir in orzo. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 5-8 minutes or until orzo is tender but still firm. Stir in turkey. parsley and thyme; heat.

Coach's Post Game Conference

I bet you'll NEVER guess one of the changes I made when I was making this....If you guessed doubling the liquid, you'd be right! :) Also, I splashed in some white wine!

Also I'll save you the research time... 1 TBSP bouillon granuels - 3 cubes.

Loved this recipe. I used crimini (aka baby bellas) and shitaki mushrooms. I don't know that I've used shitaki mushrooms before, but I doubt I will use them in this recipe again. Only because I found the texture to be odd (once I sliced them... I don't know they felt a little "slimey" and just threw me off every time I found one in my soup)

Also - we had left overs, so I tossed what was left into a bowl and threw them in the fridge for lunch the next day. I was glad to know that I had some beef broth/stock left over because when I opened up the bowl I found NO "soup" it was more of a casserole, the orzo had absorbed 3/4 of the remaining liquid overnight! no problem, i just threw some extra broth on top when I threw it in the microwave!

Final Score

Coach -  Home Run

Catcher - Triple - wasn't dense enough - thinks it needed more meat or pasta, or even suggested adding chunked up cooked potatoes

The All-Star - Double - just didn't like it much

***Edited - Please see label disclaimer in "True Confessions" - 11/7/2013***

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