Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes in puree, cut up
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach, chopped
- 1-1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey breast
- Shredded Parmesan cheese, optional
Reviews
Since we just celebrated Thanksgiving I made a rich turkey broth with the left over turkey bones. I sautéed 1 white onion in garlic olive oil and added two sweet Italian sausages cut into chunks. I had frozen tomatoes from my garden defrosted so I used those instead of canned. I too chopped the carrots and didn’t add the spinach. I also put in about 4 cups of Turkey. Absolutely delicious and I liked the Parmesan cheese added to the bowl.
I didn't have any turkey or spinach so used 8 oz. of chicken breast diced and sauteed and Brussels sprouts, chopped, and sliced carrots rather than shredded. I used powdered chicken bouillon instead of the broth. I think more veggies could be used, zucchini or yellow squash as well as the spinach. I used great northern beans instead of kidney or cannelloni beans.. This is a very forgiving recipe. You can used anything you have on hand. It was really delicious.
The flavor of this soup is AMAZING. Usually soups are too bland for me. I pretty much followed the directions. I subbed two 14oz cans of petite diced tomatoes and I was a bit shy on turkey so I added about 1c of chicken. To save time I used my food processor and chopped 2c of baby carrots and then I ran my spinach through the food processor too. This made the spinach really small and my husband thought it was herbs. :-) Definitely a keeper and even better the next day.