- Serves: 6 servings, about 1 1/2 cups each
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Description
This Southwestern-inspired turkey-and-squash soup gets a little kick from crushed red pepper and some zing from fresh lime juice. You can use leftover turkey or chicken (instead of the cutlets); dice it and add a few minutes before serving. Serve with cornbread.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons canola oil
2 leeks, trimmed, chopped and rinsed
1 red bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 pounds butternut squash (1 small to medium), peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 pound turkey cutlets, cut into 1/2-by-2-inch strips
2 cups frozen corn kernels
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 leeks, trimmed, chopped and rinsed
1 red bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 pounds butternut squash (1 small to medium), peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 pound turkey cutlets, cut into 1/2-by-2-inch strips
2 cups frozen corn kernels
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Cooking Instructions
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add leeks and bell pepper; cook, stirring often, until the vegetables begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute more. Stir in broth, squash, thyme and cumin; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
Add turkey and corn; return to a simmer and cook until the turkey is just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Add lime juice and crushed red pepper. Season with salt and pepper.
Add turkey and corn; return to a simmer and cook until the turkey is just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Add lime juice and crushed red pepper. Season with salt and pepper.
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per serving
- Calories Per Serving
- 231
- Total Fat
- 3 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 1 g
- Cholesterol
- 30 mg
- Sodium
- 550 mg
- Carbohydrates
- 31 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Protein
- 24 g
- Potassium
- 692 mg
1 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 3 lean meat
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