Souplantation's Creamy Herbed Turkey Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 8 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, 1/4-inch diced
• 1 1/2 cups celery, 1/4-inch diced
• 1/2 lb butter or 1/2 lb margarine
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 cups yellow onions, 1/4-inch diced
• 1 cup celery, 1/4-inch diced
• 1 cup carrot, 1/4-inch diced
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 8 cups water
• 5 tablespoons turkey base
• 6 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup chopped italian parsley
• 1/3 cup diced dried cranberries
• 1 lb cooked turkey breast, cut into bite size pieces

Recipe

• 1 heat 8 cups water to a boil. cook the 1 1/2 cups carrots and 1 1/2 cups celery for 8 minutes until soft. strain and cool in cold water. you will add these to the finished soup.
• 2 in a pot, melt the 1/2 pound butter. add the 2 tablespoons garlic, 2 cups onion, 1 cup carrot & 1 cup celery. sauté for 5 minutes. stir in 1 1/2 cups flour and continue to cook for 5 minutes on low-medium heat.
• 3 add the 8 cups water and 5 tablespoons turkey base. blend with a hand held mixer until smooth.
• 4 add 6 cups water, salt, pepper, sage, marjoram, rosemary and thyme. heat to 190 degrees or a low simmer. cook for 10 minutes on medium heat until thickened.
• 5 add cream, parsley, turkey meat, cranberries, cooked carrots and celery. stir to combine. cook on medium heat for 2 minutes.
• 6 at souplantation/ sweet tomatoes, this is served with stuffing - i just use "instant" stuffing. tasty business!