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Minestrone with Turkey Recipe

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I remember my mom making this soup; now I make it as often as I can. It's a good way to use up leftover vegetables. Sometimes I add a can of rinsed and drained kidney or garbanzo beans. —Angela Goodman, Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Minestrone with Turkey Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 celery rib, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
4 cups chicken broth or homemade turkey stock
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
2/3 cup each frozen peas, corn and cut green beans, thawed
1/2 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup cubed cooked turkey
1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions

In a Dutch oven, saute the onion, carrot, celery in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the broth, vegetables, macaroni and seasonings. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add turkey and zucchini; cook until zucchini is crisp-tender. Discard bay leaf. Serve with cheese if desired. Yield: 6 servings (2 quarts).

Originally published as Minestrone with Turkey in Taste of Home December/January 2008, p30

Refrigerate Chicken Soup without Noodles

When I make my favorite chicken noodle soup, I find it tastes better if I refrigerate the soup without the noodles. When it’s time to serve, I add the noodles to the amount of soup I’m going to use and cook them until tender. —Martha Dimitch, Nineveh, Indiana

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Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2012 by Debbilou

I like a lot of veggies so I added the kidney beans AND garbanzo beans. I used canned chicken broth (I had cooked the turkey before I got this recipe and the juice was long gone) and it was still delicious! With a loaf of home made bread, a great way to use leftover turkey.

Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2010 by nataliepooh

I submitted this recipe, and TOH did not include my recipe for homemade turkey stock, which is really what makes this soup so good. I boil a turkey carcass with 4 C water, 2 carrots, 2 celery, 1 onion, 1 lg. clove garlic, 1 parsley sprig, 1 bay leaf, 2 t. dried basil and 1 t. dried thyme. Boil until meat falls off bones, then strain and use in minestrone.

Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2009 by rnrstjacques

I was disappointed, not much flavor when I followed the recipe. Added some hot sauce and some canned tomato soup along with additional seasoning and it helped some.

Reviewed on Apr. 10, 2008 by scrambledwithcheese

This was excellent. I used homemade turkey stock and I think that is the key to this recipe turning out so well. Next time I will add more noodles than called for.