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Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

December 5, 2023 by Dinner Tonight

Holiday leftovers got you down? Get creative and use that extra turkey in the fridge before you have to throw it away! This Turkey and Wild Rice Soup is the perfect way to reuse your turkey leftovers.

Megan Glidden

Turkey and Wild Rice Soup
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Ingredients
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 cups no salt added chicken stock
  • 1 cup uncooked wild rice
  • 1 cup sweet potato peeled and diced
  • 1 1/2 cup mushrooms sliced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked turkey diced
  • 1 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 2 cups kale chopped and stems removed
Servings: 1 1/4 cup servings
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  1. Wash hands and clean work space.
  2. In a heavy pot, melt butter over medium heat, add carrots, celery and onions. Cook until vegetables soften, and onions become translucent. Add garlic and cook another minute.
  3. Add chicken stock, wild rice, sweet potato, mushrooms, bay leaf, pepper and poultry seasoning. Stir to combine and continue to cook over low-medium heat. Stirring occasionally for 30-40 minutes.
  4. One rice is cooked, add turkey and Greek yogurt stir to incorporate and continue to cook until heated through.
  5. Stir in kale and cook until tender.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: fall, main dish, mushrooms, rice, soup, sweet potato, Turkey

Skillet Noodle Pie

November 9, 2022 by Dinner Tonight

This Skillet Noodle Pie will quickly become a new family favorite.  It has all the traditional flavors of a pot pie but comes together in a fraction of the time.


Skillet Noodle Pie
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  • CourseMain Dish
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Servings
8 1 1/2 cup servings
Ingredients
  • 10 ounces whole wheat penne pasta
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
  • 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon low sodium
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup skim milk
  • 4 ounces fat free cream cheese
  • 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1 pound chicken breast diced and cooked (about 2 cups)
Servings: 1 1/2 cup servings
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  1. Start a large pot of water to boil. Once boiling add pasta and cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat add olive oil and sauté onions until translucent.
  3. Add flour until combined and then add 1 cup of water, chicken bouillon, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, and black pepper
  4. Once combined add milk and cream cheese. Stir to combine
  5. Add mixed vegetables and cooked chicken, and stir to combine
  6. Last add pasta to the chicken and vegetable mixture. Once everything is combined and hot it is ready to serve.
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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 400, Chicken, kid friendly, main dish, noodle, protein

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