Southwestern Turkey Dumpling Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first five ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add beans and corn. , In a large bowl, combine biscuit mix, cornmeal and 1/2 cup of cheese; stir in milk. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the simmering soup. Cover and cook for 12-15 minutes or until dumplings are firm. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; cover and cook 1 minute longer or until the cheese is melted.

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine turkey, broth, canned tomatoes, green chiles, fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic, and lime juice. Season with cayenne, cumin, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in avocado and cilantro, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until slightly thickened. Spoon into serving bowls, and top with shredded cheese.

Steps:

• Make the stock: Pull the turkey carcass apart into smaller pieces; set the meat aside. Put the bones in a large, deep pot and add cold water to cover, 4 to 5 quarts. Add the onion, celery, the 3 quartered carrots and the bay leaf. Tie the parsley and thyme together with twine and add to the pot, then cover and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Uncover, reduce the heat to medium low and cook 3 to 4 hours. Remove the bones and vegetables with a skimmer and discard, then strain the stock though a fine-mesh strainer. Return the stock to the pot and simmer over medium-high heat until reduced by half, 30 to 40 minutes (you'll have about 8 cups stock).
• About 45 minutes before serving, prepare the Dumplings. Keep covered with plastic wrap while you make the stew.
• Make the stew: Melt the butter in a large, wide pot over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Gradually add the stock, stirring, and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Add the sliced carrots and parsnips, cover and cook 5 minutes.
• Stir in the turkey meat, lemon juice and green beans. Add the Dumplings in a single layer (leave as squares or pat into rounds). Cover and simmer until the Dumplings are cooked through, about 20 minutes. Ladle into bowls; top with chives.
• Whisk the flour, herb mixture, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until sandy. Stir in the buttermilk.
• Turn out onto a floured piece of parchment paper. Pat into a 3/4-inch-thick rectangle.
• Cut the dough into rough 2-inch squares with a large knife. Cover with plastic wrap.

Steps:

• Put the turkey carcass, quartered onions, coarsely chopped carrots and celery, smashed garlic, bay leaf, and peppercorns in a large stockpot and add enough cold water to just cover, about 2 quarts. Bring the water to a boil, and then reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook for 1 hour. Remove from the heat and strain the solids from the broth. Pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer and reserve; you should have about 10 to 12 cups broth.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the eggs, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and some black pepper together until smooth. Add the stuffing and mix until well combined; cover and reserve.
• Wipe the stockpot clean with a paper towel. Heat the oil in the pot over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and garlic and cook until soft and translucent, about 6 minutes. Add the sliced carrots and celery, thyme sprigs, and reserved broth and bring to a simmer; cook vegetables are just soft, about 10 minutes.
• Roll level tablespoons of the dumpling mixture into balls with wet hands (see note) and drop into the simmering soup; cook until dumplings float, 3-4 minutes. Gently stir in the turkey meat, corn, and season with salt and pepper, and simmer until heated through. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in the broth, jalapeno, cumin, chili powder, salt and cayenne. Add the turkey, beans, tomatoes and corn. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Garnish with sour cream, chips, cheese and olives if desired. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled soup in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth if necessary.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Saute carrots, celery, and onion for 10 minutes. Add 4 cups water, consomme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add turkey and beans to the vegetables. Cook for 5 minutes. Mix flour and Worcestershire sauce with remaining water in a bowl until smooth; stir into turkey mixture. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer soup until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• For the dumplings, combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in parsley and poultry seasoning. Combine milk and egg in a separate bowl; stir into flour mixture until just moistened. Drop mixture by tablespoons onto the simmering soup. Cover and simmer until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Make the stock: Combine all of the ingredients in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, skimming occasionally, until slightly reduced, 4 to 5 hours. Strain the solids and discard. Set the stock aside and keep warm until you're ready to add it to the soup. (You could also make the stock in a pressure cooker.)
• Make the dumplings: Whisk together the eggs, milk, nutmeg and chives in a medium bowl. Season well with salt and pepper then stir in the flour until smooth. Cover and allow to rest until you're ready to add to the dumplings to the soup.
• Make the soup: Place a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Melt the butter in a large stockpot over medium-high heat and add a drizzle of olive oil. Add the onions, carrots, celery and a large pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the cabbage and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage begins to wilt 2 to 3 minutes. Add the turkey stock and bring to a simmer. Simmer until all of the flavors come together, about 45 minutes.
• Increase the heat to bring the soup to a gentle boil. Place the dumpling batter on a damp cutting board and cut into bite-size pieces with a bench scraper or knife. Drop the dumplings into the boiling soup and cook until they all to float to the surface. Continue to boil for 1 minute, then stir in the dill and serve.

Steps:

• In a soup pot or dutch oven, saute carrots, celery and onion in butter for 10 minutes. Add consomme, water, salt and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add turkey and beans. Cook for five minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, Worcestershire sauce and remaining water until smooth.
• Stir into turkey mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover, simmering for an additional five minutes, stirring occasionally.
• For dumplings, combine flour, baking powder and salt into flour mixture just until moistened. Drop by tablespoons onto simmering stew. Cover and simmer for ten minutes. Uncover and simmer ten minutes longer.

Steps:

• Combine dry stuffing mix, oil and eggs. Refrigerate 20 min.
• Meanwhile, heat dressing in Dutch oven or small stockpot on medium heat. Add vegetables; cook and stir 4 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in turkey, broth and water; bring to boil.
• Roll stuffing mixture into 12 balls. Carefully add to soup with rosemary; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. Remove and discard rosemary before serving soup.

Steps:

• In a bowl mix the chicken soup with water to measure 5 cups then add/whisk in the 2 cans of undiluted cream of chicken soup and garlic powder until smooth and combined.
• Transfer to a Dutch oven then add in cooked chicken or turkey and frozen vegetables and black pepper; bring to a boil over medium heat-high stirring.
• Separate the biscuits in half forming 2 rounds, then slice each round in half.
• Drop the biscuits into the simmering mixture one piece at a time then gently stir.
• Cover and reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 15-20 minutes, stirring gently a few times during cooking.