Turkey Lentil Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, stir together broth, lentils, prechopped vegetables, oregano and pepper; add turkey leg.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until lentils are tender and turkey falls off bone.
• Remove turkey leg from slow cooker. Remove and discard skin. Shred meat; discard bone. Return meat to slow cooker; stir well. Ladle soup into 8 bowls; garnish with yogurt and oregano sprigs.

Steps:

• Bring lentils and vegetable broth to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the garlic, onion, celery, and sausage; cook and stir until the sausage is crumbly and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, turmeric, cumin, thyme, and red pepper flakes; cook 5 minutes more.
• Stir the sausage mixture into the simmering lentils. Continue simmering until the lentils are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Garnish each serving with a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkle of chopped parsley to serve.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in pan. Add potatoes, carrots and onion; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until carrots and onion are tender. Add garlic and seasonings; cook 1 minute longer., Add lentils and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30-35 minutes or until lentils and potatoes are tender. Top each serving with bacon.

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion in oil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add carrots and celery; cook 2 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Stir in all remaining ingredients except turkey and spinach.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender. Stir in turkey and spinach; simmer 2 to 3 minutes longer or until turkey is hot.

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook and crumble sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon., In same pot, saute onion, celery and carrot until tender, 4-6 minutes. Add garlic and seasonings; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in sausage, lentils, tomatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until lentils are tender, 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf., Transfer 5 cups soup to a blender; cool slightly. Cover; process until smooth. Return to pot; heat through. If desired, top servings with yogurt and parsley. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth or water if necessary.

Steps:

• Melt butter over med-high heat.
• Add leeks, carrots & celery and cook until leeks are softened.
• Stir in bay leaf, thyme, rice & chicken stock.
• Cover & bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium low & simmer 30 minutes.
• Stir in lentils & turkey.
• Cook until rice is tender (about 25 minutes longer).
• Remove bay leaf & thyme sprig.
• Stir in parsley & pepper just before serving.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with non-stick cooking spray, cook and stir onion and celery over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
• Add the sausage, carrot, and garlic; cook 2-3 minutes longer, or until onion is tender.
• Stir in the broth, lentils, oregano, cumin, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until vegetables and lentils are tender.
• Stir in tomatoes, Worchestershire sauce, and spinach. Cook until heated through and spinach is wilted.