Home-Style Turkey Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
1 turkey carcass 4 cup water 8 cup reduced sodium chicken broth 1 large onion, quartered 1 cup diced peeled rutabaga or turnip 1 cup chopped celery 3 large onions, chopped 4 carrots, peeled, and cut in thin strips 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 tsp dried thyme 1 bay leaf 1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper 1/4 cup pearl barley 1 can unsalted tomatoes, 14-1/2 oz. 1 can white beans - (16 oz), rinsed, drained 1/2 lb leftover turkey meat, bite-size chunks
Instructions:
Combine the turkey carcass, water, broth and onion in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Lower heat, cover the pot and simmer for an hour. Strain the mixture, discarding the carcass and onion. Skim off and discard the fat from the soup surface. Return the liquid to the stockpot. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, for about an hour. This recipe yields 10 servings. Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 165; Fat (grams) 2; Percent calories from fat 10; Percent polyunsaturated 5; Percent saturated 3; Percent monounsaturated 2; Cholesterol (milligrams) 17; Sodium (milligrams) 250; Protein (grams) 12; Carbohydrate (grams) 25; Fiber (grams) 5.
Source: "Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org" S(Formatted for MC5): "12-11-1999 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
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Per serving: 50 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (3% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 26mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
NOTES : Diabetics or those on calorie-controlled diets may count one serving as: 1 meat, 1 starch, and 2 vegetable servings. Weight Watcher points calculated at 2 Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 10
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Turkey Information
The average US Citizen eats approximately 18 pounds of turkey each year.
15% of Turkeys eaten in the US are consumed at Thanksgiving.
Turkey is the perfect meat if you are counting carbohydrates, limiting fat intake as part of your weight loss regime.
If you are seeking a healthy diet, or trying to lose weight, Turkey is the ideal meat.
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