Fall Days

At the sign of fall whether I start craving soup to warm me up. This year I thought I would make my own, turns out its pretty easy.
At our house we crock-pot a turkey fairly often leading to leftover turkey. So I used left over turkey, but chicken breasts would work equally as well.  The one benefit to the crock-pot turkey is the au jus.

Whatever you choose add the following:

6 Cups of water
    If you have au jus use 1-2 cups au jus and the remainder water
2 Cups of cooked- chopped up Turkey/Chicken
3/4 Carrot
3/4 Celery
3/4 Brown Rice (no quick- cooking or minute)
1/4 Onion
2 TB Butter
2 TB Chicken Base
2 tsp Pepper
2 tsp Oregano
2 tsp Basil
1 tsp Sea Salt

In a small bowl combine
1/2 C Milk
2 TB Flour

In a large sauce pan on medium- high heat add the butter and onions, let cook for 5-7 minutes till tender. To the pot add the turkey, veggies, water, rice, seasonings and chicken base. I strongly recommend using a base v. bullion cubes or broth. Bases are available at the grocery store and provide a much, much better flavor. Let the soup come to a soft boil and cook for 15-20 minutes.

Next add the milk and flour mixture, this will thicken the soup and give the illusion of a creamy soup without all the cream. If your not into the creamy soup,  mix the flour with water for the thickening effect.


Continue to let the soup cook for another 25-30 minutes. The soup will start to thicken and the rice will be fully cooked.

The perfect fall warm up!