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Slow Cooker Creamy Turkey Rice Soup

Slow Cooker Creamy Turkey Rice Soup

Keeping it short today and sharing this super adaptable slow cooker soup, just in case you’re still looking for a recipe to finish up those Thanksgiving turkey leftovers. It’s hard to go wrong with this one since it can easily be made with whatever grains and vegetables you have on hand.   Justs a bit of morning prep and then dinner will be quietly waiting and warm whenever you’re ready for it.  The original recipe called for wild rice, but since my kids aren’t huge fans of wild rice (yet), I swapped half the wild for short grain brown rice and used this wild rice blend for the other half.  Baby steps.  An abundance of vegetables– kale, mushrooms, carrots, celery, and onions– round out the soup to make it a nourishing one-pot meal.   After all of the Thanksgiving feast scramble, I always feel that it’s nice to have some quieter simpler times in the kitchen.  This soup is perfect for those slow post-Thanksgiving days.

Slow Cooker Creamy Turkey Rice Soup

Slow Cooker Creamy Turkey Rice Soup

 

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Slow Cooker Turkey Rice Soup
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1½ cups chopped onion
  • 1 cup finely chopped carrots
  • 1½ cups finely diced celery
  • 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage or 2 teaspoons dried sage
  • 2 teaspoons fine grain sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 cups shredded cooked turkey, about 1 pound
  • ¾ cup wild rice blend mix, soaked overnight and rinsed
  • ¾ cup short grain brown rice, soaked overnight and rinsed
  • 8 cups turkey broth
  • 4 cups chopped kale
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream
  • chopped parsley for ganish
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, celery, and sauté until onions begin to soften, about 3-4 minutes. Add the mushrooms, sage, salt, and pepper and cook for another couple of minutes, until mushrooms begin to release their liquid.
  2. Transfer vegetables to slow-cooker. Stir in turkey, rice, and broth. Cover and cook for 6-8 hours on low. Rice should be tender and soup should be thickened by the rice. Stir in chopped kale and cream 30 minutes before ready to serve. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley, if desired.
Notes
Adapted from Divine Health From the Inside Out

 

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15 Responses to Slow Cooker Creamy Turkey Rice Soup

  1. I love using leftovers from Thanksgiving to create delicious new meals. One year we made a soup using the leftover yams, cranberries, turkey, rice stuffing, and roast vegetables. It turned into more of a stew than a soup, but It was incredible. In my world soup is one of those things best enjoyed the day after you make it so all the flavors an deepen. Happy Thanksgiving <3

  3. Your photographs are so beautiful, they make me feel so calm and grounded- just as I can imagine the soup does. Happy Thanksgiving!

  5. emily, this is one of my absolute favorite ways to utilize leftover holiday meals. few things have come across as warming and nourishing as a creamy turkey soup, and this looks just like the memories i hold dear. ♥

    • Yes, I too love the way food brings back memories of good times. So thankful for new friends like you this Thanksgiving. Hope you have a great week!

  7. Emily, have you ever tried freezing this soup? I am planning to make my first turkey this week (per a request from a visiting family member) and this soup sounds lovely to make with the left overs, but I strongly suspect there is going to be more than I can eat in a couple of days. I’m wondering how this would handle freezing and reheating. It would be lovely to have available the next time the east coast gets hit by a show storm!

    • Hi Maya! I just came across your comment as I was going through my spam box… I have no idea how your comment ended up there and I’m sorry for not replying sooner! Yes, this soup can be frozen although the rice may break down a bit and the texture won’t be quite the same, it will still be delicious! I apologize again for this late reply. Hope your turkey was a success and this soup turned out for you!

  8. Hi Emily,

    Your reply came just in time actually. This past week was my family visit and today I have to deal with the leftover turkey carcass. I am looking forward to making this soup tonight. Thank you!