Turkey Wild Rice Soup

I put in about a cup each of carrots and celery, finely dicing the carrots and cooking them along with the onions. Used whole milk rather than half-and-half. No almonds. So, pretty true to the recipe overall. It tasted amazing, and I will definitely make it again.

This soup is AWESOME! I only made a few moderations to the recipe. I excluded the almonds, salt (used a little bit of garlic salt w/parsley), and added one cup of half-and-half. The consistency was great and it had excellent flavor! My family loved it! This is certainly a "keeper"!

This is a great recipe. I wanted to use my leftovers without going to the store. I did this but I had to change the recipe a little bit. For the turkey broth I used my leftover gravy and I added 2 cups of water to that. I used 1 percent milk instead of half and half. I also used a packet of cheddar potato soup mix by Bear Creek. I have to say this soup was better than any soup I have ever had at any resteraunt. I am making one more batch in a couple days and freezing it for a cold winter night.

This recipe was delicious! The only change I made, because my husband does not really like pieces of cooked onion or celery in soup, is that I pureed the soup in a blender right before adding the rice and turkey. The result was incredible...it made the broth even creamier than before and silky smooth. Delicious!

This recipe is definitely a keeper! I only made a couple of changes - added sliced mushrooms and fresh parsley. I didn't have enough turkey stock and used chicken broth...it still came out delicious!

This soup is the BEST! I did change a little - used Rice-A-Roni long grain & wild rice instead of uncooked, and didn't add the lemon juice (I will try that one day) but I made two batches with all my leftover turkey. I have 12 portions frozen for lunches - YUM!

We had this tonight from smoked turkey leftovers; hubby went back for seconds, and the kids (10, 12) loved it. I served it with sliced French bread, brushed with melted butter and baked at 400 for 10 mins. Nice job! This is a keeper! The lemon juice added a touch of "brightness" to the dish.

this is delicious. Extra veggies don't hurt! And for lack of half//half and cream, I used 2 percent milk. The lemon is a good addition.

This was a nice option for using up the last of the Thanksgiving day turkey. Warm, creamy and filling. The only reason I didn't give 4 stars is that I followed the directions to a tee and found it was really lacking in seasoning (for my taste and that may just be a regional difference). Otherwise, my Dad and I really enjoyed it! Thanks for listing!

soup turned out tasty. enjoyed the texture and how much more like a meal it was than turkey soups past. Does need more broth than called for in recipe if you want it more soup-like and not stew-like. definite keeper for next post-thanksgiving leftover parade!

Very yummy and a great way to use up turkey leftovers! As per another review I upped the measurements of celery, carrots, and onion to 1 cup each. Excellent! Thanks for the recipe!

One Year Later, oh my goodness this soup is so good.. Great way to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey... Original Post- made per recipe. this was excellent, and will definitely make it again. Spouse loves it! -eating his second bowl as I write this.

This soup was delicious! We did add a little thyme, a chicken boullion cube and a little more salt. We also used Grandmas noodles II instead of rice and didn't add the almonds since my daughter hates nuts.

Great recipe! We didn't have any half and half or milk, so I added a can of cream of chicken soup and used chicken bouillon instead of turkey broth.

This soup is so delicious! The only change I made was substituting the turkey broth with chicken broth because that's what I had on hand. It was so good and easy! My husband raved about it and requested that I make another batch the next day! My 8 year old said it was the best soup he'd ever had. Even my very picky 10 yr old said it was pretty good!! That's saying a lot coming from him, because he doesn't like much!

I made this turkey soup last year and couldn't wait to make it again with this year's leftover Christmas turkey. We made a few changes last year and replicated the changes this year because it was so delicious! We didn't have celery, so, added the same amount of finely chopped broccoli and cauliflower. I also added Pot Herbs and Bouquet Garni. I picked the good turkey from the turkey leftovers and boiled the turkey carcass for a couple of hours and picked a little more. We also used brown rice instead of white. The best turkey soup ever without a doubt!!!

Thank you Galynn! I was fretting over what i was going to cook for my family before I head out to work @ 5pm. Frankly, I started out looking for a hamb-based recipe when I came upon this one & realized I had all of the ingredients! It came together fast & easy & tastes like I slaved over the stove all day (shh...our secret!). Honestly, I could have left it alone as a turkey/rice soup before adding the half-and-half. The half-and-half makes it taste more like a chowder - both ways are delicious!

I doubled the butter and flour and turkey stock. Added mixed vegetables and left out the half and half, lemon and almonds. Delicious and less calories with more veggies.

Delicious and easy!! What a great way to use holiday leftovers! Although, we had no wild rice, so we used long grain rice instead and just followed the package's instructions to cook. It turned out great!

Great recipe. Made exactly as recipe called, except minor changes: used a basmati rice mixture from Trader Joe's, shunned the almonds, and added chopped water chestnuts. I also added a bit more broth (chicken) than called for and chopped/diced the carrots instead of shredding and softened them along with the onions and celery. Seriously, very very good recipe. Highly recommend.

I lost my wild rice soup recipe and this very close! Love it. I did add less turkey only 1 cup. The flavors are great! I did not have trouble adding the flour, you have to just keep whisking and not on high heat. I also used a little less rice I had cooked the whole 4oz box and just added as I thought was right. Thank you so much the one I had added diced ham and chicken. I will try that next time with your recipe too. Comfort food on a cold day!

This soup is absolutely wonderful! Will definitely keep this recipe to make in the future.

So so good!! Just changed the wild rice to white rice and the turkey to chicken.

This was a fantastic soup!! I made it mostly as written, although I doubled the celery, onion and finely chopped about 6 carrots (small, heirloom ones from my garden). I sauteed the carrots with the other vegs, but otherwise followed the recipe. Awesome!

This was absolutely fantastic! I made it with turkey tenderloins I got from the butcher at the grocery store. I substituted broccoli for the celery, and chicken broth for the turkey stock. I will definitely be trying this again with Thanksgiving leftovers!

This was SO tasty! My husband loved it and I look forward to making it again as I still have frozen turkey broth. Thanks for sharing!

This was a great soup and very easy. I will use this recipe from now on with my leftover turkey.

Really good. I didn't have the almonds so I left them out and it was still good. I used chopped carrots instead of shredded and whole milk instead of cream and loved it. Maybe a post-Thanksgiving tradition!

Everyone enjoyed it, I thought it was great, just maybe a little too thick. I would add more broth next time.

I love this soup, I used all the same ingredients except almonds, not really a fan!! The flavors are amazing, I also followed another review I read and used my immersion blender to make the soup have an smoother base, I also avoided the taste of eating whole pieces of cooked celery which no one in my family likes!!! I will be making this every time I roast a turkey, or chicken!!! And FYI I cooked a small turkey in the crock pot for this recipie!!!

Great base recipe. Upped the carrots & celery to 1 cup (diced). Also, added some chopped mushrooms and 2-3 cups more of stock. Spices added: thyme, rosemary, sage and curry. Used 1% milk instead of cream. Really nice flavor and family friendly. Recommend giving this one a try!

Oh, my word. Wow. I just roasted a pre-Thanksgiving turkey and made a triple batch of this soup for our large family. Before we ate it, I just kept testing it and testing it- it's that good!! This is a super flavorful recipe; one we'll be returning to often. BTW, I added mushrooms and left out the almonds, but I may add them next time. Mmmmmmm...

I made this with our leftover turkey and turkey stock from our Christmas dinner. Unfortunately I didn't have any celery or almonds, but did have a bunch of baby portabella mushrooms that needed to be used, so sliced them and tossed in with the other veggies. Used a bit more veggies than 1/4 cup of each (whole onion, 4 scallions, two carrots, and 8 oz. of mushrooms), but I still kept the other measurements the same. I did add in a bit more spices, first celery seed since I didn't have that, and a few shakes of poultry seasoning, dried parsley, garlic powder. The soup was perfect tasting, seems many soup recipes add way too much flour and butter, but the balance made just the right consistency and not over powering floury taste. Will use this recipe as my base from now on for turkey soup. By the way chicken stock would work just as well if you don't have turkey stock.

Very Good! Best Wild Rice soup I have made. I made a few changes to make it gluten free for my family by adding brown rice flour instead of reg flour and used GF chicken stock. Could not tell the difference. Also added the carrots in with the onion and celery for time sake and left out the almonds.

This was wonderful. It was great to use the leftover Turkey meat from Thanksgiving. I used Chicken Stock instead of Turkey Stock as I was all out of Turkey Stock and was not in the mood for making more. Other than that followed the recipes exactly and it came out delicious.

Excellent, but very rich! I left out the almonds, though, and it was fine. Used chicken stock and upped the veggies as other reviewers suggested. Just great!

This was the best turkey soup I have ever had. What a great way to use up a turkey! I used double the carrots and way too much turkey but wow it was good! Thanks

excellent

Wow! I just made this awesome soup and just had the last taste-test before serving. It is sooo good and easy. I know it is destine to be a family favorite. I added a touch some salt and pepper and used heavy cream (left over from New Years cooking) instead of half and half. Thanks for the great recipe.

delicious! i used roasted chicken, as i had almost half of one leftover, along with the carrots, celery, onions and mushrooms that had been roasted along originally. took the larger pieces of veg and cut them up. i cooked the rice and added it to the chicken and veg. everything else i followed as directed: made a roux and whisked in the broth, then dumped the rice-chicken-veg mix in. let it warm and added in the lemon juice and half & half. the almonds are really delicious in this. thank you so much. i'm so bad about letting roasted chicken/turkey go to waste. now i have lunch for the rest of the week!

Fabulous! Made enough for me to freeze for a later dinner since it is just my hubby and me. I love the variation that can be made by adding different vegetables. We are definitely keeping this in the winter dinner rotation.

Galynn, this is delicious! Wow, we loved it! It used up our leftover turkey and gravy (2.5 c. gravy + 1.5 c. water). It worked great! We used diced carrots and 1/2 c. sour cream in place of the half and half. Such a forgiving, flexible recipe. The almond flavor wasn't very noticeable, but it gave a nice texture to the soup. Served it with fresh bread. Mmm, can't wait for the leftovers tomorrow!

We found it to be bland and we did not like the slivered almonds in a soup.

This was really good on a cold Texas day, which we do get once in a while! I left out the lemon juice and used lemon pepper for my seasoning. Didn't even realize until later in the day that I had forgotten to add the cream and it still was very good! Saved a few calories too!

Excellent soup and my hubby said I hit a home run with this recipe ~ it's a keeper! Used Swanson chicken broth because that's what I had on hand. I added extra onion, carrots & celery as a personal preference. Will definitely make again when we have left over turkey. Thanks for sharing!

I thought the soup was pretty good. My picky kids actually loved it! I omitted the almonds.

DELICIOUS!!!!! Make this.

This was delicious! I didn't change anything to the recipe. I will be making it again next year!

Our favorite turkey soup for holiday leftovers! I really enjoy the wild rice instead of noodles. I like to add frozen peas for a little more veggies and have substituted evaporate milk for the half and half when I didn't have that on hand. Freezes well too; I make a double batch and freeze half to pull out and enjoy about a month later.

The others who ate it thought it was ok. I had to add way more onions, pepper and garlic than listed. I felt 1/2 tsp of lemon juice in that much soup was pretty much a waste of time so I put in 2 tsp. I added double the amount or more, of veggies. I felt the soup was still lacking in flavour and I needed to add some chicken bouillon powder, white wine and Maggie just to try and help it. Very disappointed as the picture looked nummy. It was easy enough to make when compared to any other homemade soup but I do not feel the quantities of the things that would add flavour were correct. I will not make this again.

I thought it was great. Made per instructions!

Used whole milk and did not add almonds...it was delicious This will be my go to leftover turkey recipe. I used leftover frozen turkey from thanksgiving in December. First time I ever froze turkey. It was a nice surprise

This was very good. I used brown rice because that's what I had on hand and it came out decent.

This is the first time I've ever rated an recipe here, although I use them all the time. This soup is amazing. Made it with some leftover shredded turkey and my whole family loved it.

We really enjoyed this soup and found it to be a good way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers. I had gravy left over from Thanksgiving, so I used it instead of making the roux with flour and butter. Then I added enough broth until the soup was the right consistency. It turned out great!

Fabulous! I've made this recipe numerous times. A family favorite; dinner guests rave over it. I always make a triple batch to have enough & freeze a few single servings for meals on busy days. We like extra almonds for more crunch.

Wonderful recipe. I omitted almonds, but added sliced mushrooms. Delicious.

This ended up being more like turkey pot pie filling, but if you don't mind your soup being really thick, this has great flavor. (I even used 2% milk instead of cream and added more milk than the recipe called for, and it was still thick.) Also skipped the butter (not needed) and sauteed a cup of each veggie - carrots, celery and onion in olive oil first. Will definitely make again.

I really liked this recipe as i had leftover turkey and some wild rice in our pantry. I made it to the recipe with the exceptions of using Country Crock for butter, Fat free Half and half (didn't even know there was such a thing!) and fat free broth. Almost zero saturated fat for those looking for a heart healthy recipe. Turned out great. Thanks for sharing it.

It was bland & nothing I added (salt, celery salt, vinegar) seemed to help.

Excellent, Made it for my family everyone loved it.

Good soup. Made 12 servings to match the 3 cups of turkey I had, plus a brown rice, black barley, radish seed mix from Trader Joes. Increased the amount of celery to a cup and included a small chopped zucchini for more veggies. Finished with sliced almonds and 2% milk since I didn't have 1/2 n 1/2 on hand. Nice light soup even though a white cream base.

We made a couple of minor changes. Like some others we diced the carrots and sauteed them with the onions and celery. Because my husband prefers soups not to be too stew like, I used 6 cups of chicken broth (instead of 4) and I added a little garlic powder. But, I think that what changed it the most is that I squirted in some Sriracha Sauce at the very end (hubby likes things spicy). I also used FF half and half. My husband said "this is the best thing I've ever made". Like a number of others we did not add the almonds.

This soup is great!!! I made it from the turkey stock I made after thanksgiving. My whole family loved it. I'm making it again this weekend. Still have leftover turkey and stock. What can I say. It was a big bird.

Excellent! If you're creative, this is a great base to make a fantastic soup with leftover turkey. Didn't have carrots, but added cooked bacon and cubed up potato. Will definitely use this recipe again.

I used my own stock, and doubled the recipe. The only change I made was using half wild rice and half brown rice. As is my usual, I used evaporated milk for the half and half. This soup is AWESOME! Thanks for the recipe!

SO good and easy to make. However, I followed all of the measurements and this only served about 4 people, not 8. What I did differently was used homemade chicken stock, used a roasted chicken from the store (skinned and pulled off the bones), and added a sprig of thyme and rosemary (finely chopped). I also used skim milk and omitted the lemon juice since I thought it tasted fantastic before adding it. In addition to the veggies listed, I added some sliced mushrooms and the final product is WONDERFUL!

My picky eater loved this soup. Great recipe for left over turkey!

Very good. I substituted Turkey schmaltz for butter and added rosemary, thyme and sage to taste. A hearty warm soup for cold weather days.

This soup is amazing! I have made it twice now - the first time we made it exactly as written. Since we smoked our turkey this year, I made some adjustments. Of course, I like my own version better, but I had to give it five stars anyway because it is a great soup without any adjustments. My alterations were simple - I sliced the carrots instead of shredding them (we like the texture better), doubled all the veggies, and added the smoked turkey after the broth is added. I also added fresh thyme and let it simmer for about twenty minutes. Those were the only changes I made. I noticed that a lot of reviewers skipped the almonds. I LOVE this addition. If you've never tried it, try stirring them into your serving at the table. It adds such a wonderful and unique texture. You might be hooked after you've tried it once! I was! I also really enjoy the lemon. This soup has a complex taste and is not too rich. If you think it's a little bland, add more pepper. It really enhances the other flavors. Because I used smoked turkey (I would HIGHLY recommend using smoked turkey, by the way), I did not add any additional salt and we didn't need it. This one is a keeper.

This was delicious! I didn't have the turkey gravy so I used chicken broth and my family loved it. We will definitely make this again!

This is a great recipe. I used stock made from the turkey carcass and some wild mushrooms that I had harvested and frozen. It is a great recipe, thanks.

I've made this recipe many times and everytime it turns out delicious. I follow the recipe pretty true to the original recipe. Sometimes I substitute fat free half and half for real half and half and haven't noticed a significant change in the flavor. The lemon adds a nice flavor.

Fantastic soup! I use 6 cups of stock, 1 cup of half and half, one cup or wild rice. And probably 3 cups or more of shredded cooked chicken or turkey.

It was good, but not TDF.

Wonderful soup that helped use up some ingredients from Thanksgiving. I made a portion without the H&H and almonds for a friend on a low-potassium diet, which was very good. But adding those ingredients really kicks it up a notch. I will definitely make it again. That bit of lemon is genius! P.S. I made the wild rice the night before, which made putting it all together a snap.

It was pretty good. Only change I made was I used fat free heavy cream and added mushrooms. We made a garlic ciabatta bread to dip into it.

Very yummy, definitely a keeper. Made exactly as written except for: 8oz sliced mushrooms(needed to use them up), about 3/4 cup each of onions, celery, and diced carrot. Used fat-free half and half, 1cup, which gave it more of a chowdery feel as opposed to a thick soup. Omitted almonds, added a little Italian seasoning which gave it the ooomph it needed. Next time I might use half butter/half broth at the beginning to cut fat down even more. Very tasty.

This is a great soup! We smoked a turkey and needed to use up the leftovers this was a perfect fit. Only thing I did different was added garlic with the onions and celery, and little pepper flakes at the end to add a little spice to it! First day eating it was OK; second day the flavors were amazing.

Just made this with the leftover turkey breast since my husband prefers the dark meat. What a delicious hearty soup! Added a little extra salt and pepper and it is just PERFECT! Will definitely make this again with turkey or chicken! Thank you for sharing!

Loved this! A new fam fav !

Took this to a ladies luncheon. They enjoyed it, a couple of people asked for the recipe. I omitted the bacon and focused on just turkey as the protein. Added some sliced mushrooms and subbed whole milk for the cream. Will be making this again.

Very good. I don't use celery because we just don't like it. Turkey is very good with the wild rice.

Add Mushrooms!

This was wonderful, I added a can of evaporated milk, and my turkey was smoked.

This soup was delicious! Filling, creamy, and flavorful. I will be making it again. I doubled the amount of onions and celery, and I did not add the almonds- they just didn't appeal to me. I also simmered the soup with a turkey leg bone for added flavor and removed it before adding the half and half- yum!

Fabulous soup recipe. I substituted chicken for the turkey and I use a boxed wild rice mix with the seasoning packet. My husband loved it!

This was really good. We used a combo of white and wild rice but otherwise pretty much followed the recipe as is - very warming and satisfying meal with bread and a salad.

I made my own broth from a turkey carcass. Family enjoyed it.

My gut told me not to add the lemon juice, I did it anyway and regretted it. It made the soup too bright. The family thought it was okay, but no one went back for seconds. During dinner I remembered what I love about my other turkey and wild rice soup recipe- mushrooms! I sliced some up, sauteed, added them to soup and voila! Instant deliciousness. Mushrooms added the depth of flavor and earthiness I was looking for.

This soup recipe is a perfect base to go crazy with! I use Better Than Bouillon brand turkey soup base (so much richer than stock in a box or worse yet, bouillon cubes. Which are essentially sodium and msg cubes with a tad of broth taste). They also have roast chicken, roast beef, ham and vegetable flavored-all excellent and worth the $6.00 or so price point per 8 ounce jar. No wild rice in my pantry so I decided to put together a mixture-used brown rice, white rice and a 3 color variety of quinoa. Added poultry seasoning (parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme-per the song!) minced onions, carrots shredded, dried minced celery and a generous cubed amount of a Costco brand shrink wrapped roasted turkey breast-exceptional value at $3.99 lb-may have been a grand opening special price., regardless, a great price with no waste. Cooked, covered on medium low, checkingthe seasonings after 45 minutes. At this point I checked the rice/turkey/quinoa amount in the stock. I like my soup with plenty of broth but want each ladle to have a good amount of "substance". If needed, add broth, rice, quinoa and/or turkey and continue to cook a bit. I rarely have cream on hand or half and half (both of which I prefer in place of milk) but seeing others often use milk in place of cream, I too use it--granted it's not nearly as rich but ultimately better for you. Make a little roux of flour/cold water, and whisk in your pot. Hard bread/crackers complete this delicious, hearty, healthy soup!

Really good! I like a thicker soup so doubled the veggies. It was a hit with the boyfriend!

Wonderful recipe, I like adding the almonds. Serve with warm homemade wheat bread, wine and cheese and you will have an absolutely perfect meal for a cold midwinter day!

This soup are a pleasant change from the ordinary. I used fat free half and half and only had orzo on hand and it was very special. This is a keeper.

Used Chef John's recipe for roasted turkey, which was amazing. Made this soup today and took a shortcut by using packaged brown and wild rice with seasoning packet. Increased the veggies and left out the almonds. Very, very good (and rich) soup. Will definitely use this recipe again. Thank you.

Great recipe! basically started with doubling the recipe...why not? boiled 3 Turkey legs with salt, pepper. and 3 bay leaves to make stock and have Turkey meet (cooked legs had plenty of meat). Used margarine to saute onions and celery. Added garlic (again, why not?). As another reviewer mentioned, I added the carrots to then end of the saute to help soften quicker. if you don't have enough Turkey broth, just use low sodium chicken broth to make up the difference I used fat free half-and-half. I really liked the almonds. Doubled the lemon juice as it really brightened all the flavors. Yum!!!

This was fantastic, but came out just a little thick for my liking. Next time I'll try reducing the butter/oil and flour used by half. I'll be making this again and again!

I excluded the almonds and used leftover smoked turkey. I prefer a creamier base and probably would have gotten that if I had used half and half instead of the 2% I had on hand. I pureed the cooked onions and celery as one reviewer suggested but had issues cooking the flour. Would recommend cooking the flour separately, adding the pureed veggies, then the stock. Definitely needed the extra spices as others suggested. I added rosemary, sage, thyme, and garlic. A good warm you up meal :) **Next day had to add more turkey stock and milk as the rice had soaked up too much of the broth. Good thing I made it in advance.

This soup recipe is delicious! I added a cup of each of the veggies and used chicken broth. I make this every year with my leftover Thanksgiving turkey.