Snowy Day Soup: Hearty White Bean & Turkey Soup (Slow-Carb)
On this fine Illinois snowy day, I decided to (finally) take down my Christmas decorations and stay-in. I like living in a climate that forces you to slow-down from time-to-time. Outside my window the foot-traffic is minimal, silencing the neighborhood and I can see smoke floating out of chimneys as my neighbors stay home and out of the snow.
Its peaceful in an otherwise active part of town and I enjoy the silence as I unhook ornaments and carefully wrap lights-as to not make the decorating difficult next year.
Levi comes home from the gym and out of the snow-he asks me about dinner (at 3:30pm). Early dinners on Saturdays are not rare for us-as we often spend much of the day working on errands in order to stay in and relax at night.
Soup is my go-to cold weather meal. I can generally cook it all in one pot, its hot and fairly versatile-so typically I can achieve any goal I may have: hearty, savory, spicy, healthy, etc.
The goal for todays soup was: Slow-Carb.
Snowy Day White Bean & Turkey Soup
Serves 6
1lb. Ground Turkey
1 med onion-diced
1c green pepper-diced
1 13oz can green beans w. liquid
1 4oz can muchrooms-drained
2 cans Northern Beans - with liquid
1 qt. can (32oz) diced tomatoes
3cups beef stock
1 cups Water
Cumin (approx 2 teaspoons)
Dried Oregano (approx 1 tablespoon)
Cayenne (approx 1 teaspoon)
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
In large pot brown turkey and onion in 1 cup water. Once browned, add all remaining ingredients-and bring to a boil. Once boiling for 15 minutes, taste and adjust seasoning to taste. Serve.
Hearty White Bean & Turkey Soup
Ingredients
- 1lb. Ground Turkey
- 1 med onion-diced
- 1c green pepper-diced
- 1 13oz can green beans w. liquid
- 1 4oz can muchrooms-drained
- 2 cans Northern Beans - with liquid
- 1 qt. can (32oz) diced tomatoes
- 3cups beef stock
- 1 cups Water
- Cumin (approx 2 teaspoons)
- Dried Oregano (approx 1 tablespoon)
- Cayenne (approx 1 teaspoon)
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- In large pot brown turkey and onion in 1 cup water.
- Once browned, add all remaining ingredients-and bring to a boil.
- Cook for 15 minutes, taste and adjust seasoning to taste.
- Serve with crusty bread.
