Saturday, December 01, 2007

Saturday Soup 8 Fall 2007

If you can stand one more turkey recipe, here is a delicious soup using turkey. However, it doesn't call for left-over turkey, but rather ground turkey.

Turkey Chili with Black Beans and Cumin Yogurt
Makes 12
servings

4 T. vegetable oil, divided
2-1/2 lbs. ground turkey breast
1-1/2 cups chopped yellow onions
2 T. minced garlic
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. each of ground cinnamon, dried basil, chili powder, freshly ground pepper, and ground sage
2 cans (19-3/4 oz. each) black beans, rinsed, drained and divided
2 cans (13-3/4 oz. each) fat-free, low sodium chicken broth
1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chilies, drained
2 cups frozen white shoepeg corn kernels

1) In large Dutch oven or heavy bottomed stock pot, heat 2 T. of oil. Add ground turkey in batches and brown. Drain fat from pan and set turkey aside.

2) Add remaining 2 T. of oil to the pan. Stir in onion and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add garlic, 1 tsp. salt, and the spices; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

3) In a blender, puree 1 can of beans with 1 can of chicken broth until smooth. Add to the pot with the remaining beans, the chilies, and the corn.

4) Bring to a boil; then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Return turkey to the pot and heat through 2 minutes. Add up to one additional can of chicken broth if chili seems too thick.

5) Garnish each serving with 1 T. of cumin yogurt.

FOR CUMIN YOGURT GARNISH:

1/2 cup plain lowfat yogurt
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. salt

Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl.
Serve soup with a dollop of yogurt garnish on top.
Any special requests for a particular type of soup?
Tomorrow is our church's Bistro, so I will have 4 new recipes to draw on. Since I haven't tasted any of the soups, I need to do some research before I can make recommendations.

8 comments:

Beverly said...

Oh, that sounds so good. I love black beans. I'm traveling to my son's tomorrow. I'll share this recipe with them. Soup will be good on a cold day.

Ruth said...
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Ruth said...

(Sorry...couldn't stand my typo.)
This is definitely worth trying ...maybe in my crock pot on a workday.

JeanMac said...

I'd love a good minestrone. Haven't found a recipe that tastes "old fashioned".

Anonymous said...

This looks really good especially as it is snowing out. Warm soup on a cold winter day. I think you should publish a recipe book of soups now for the winter.....

Pam said...

Sounds like a lovely chili, I like that you use turkey rather than beef. Since I'm allergic to chili powder, I'm passing this one on to my caregiver to try.

nina at Nature Remains. said...

That sounds delicious--we eat a lot of turkey and the warm spices sound appealing for the chilly days ahead. (Or is it the chili days ahead?)

Mary said...

Sounds so good - a nice variation from beef. After our grilled cheese and canned soup for dinner tonight, I decided to print this one out. Mmmmm.