Brown Rice Turkey Soup

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• 1 * 1 cup diced sweet red pepper
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup sliced celery
• 2 * 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 * 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 * 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 3/4 * 3/4 cup white wine or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 * 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 * 2 cups cubed cooked turkey breast
• 1 * 1 cup instant brown rice
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup sliced green onions

Preparation

Step 1

* In a Dutch oven, saute the red pepper, onion, celery and garlic in butter for 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add the broth, wine or additional broth, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil.
* Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in turkey and rice. Bring to a boil; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until rice is tender. Garnish with green onions. Yield: 5 servings.


Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1-1/2 cups) equals 259 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 55 mg cholesterol, 766 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 22 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.