Ginger and bok choy set this turkey gnocchi soup apart from the pack. Generous quantities of organic spices lend the dish an exotic flavor. Try the recipe the day after a holiday meal or enjoy whenever blessed with leftovers from a roasted free-range turkey or organic chicken.
Leftover Turkey "Noodle" Soup With Potato Gnocchi- Gourmet Organic Recipe
Ingredients
Organic Meat and Broth
- 2 cups Organic turkey broth reserved from Christmas Dinner
- 4 cups water
- 16 oz Leftover organic turkey (white and/or dark meat) from Christmas Dinner, shredded
Organic Herbs and Spices
- ½ tsp Watkins organic oregano
- ½ tsp Watkins organic thyme
- 1 tsp Watkins organic cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp Watkins organic paprika (sweet)
- ½ tsp Watkins organic black pepper
- ½ tsp Watkins organic garlic powder
- Salt to taste
Organic Produce
- 1" x 2" piece of fresh organic ginger, skinned and cut into 3 chunks
- 1 Small head organic bok choy, coarsely chopped
- 2 Fresh organic carrots, sliced
- 1 Large organic Yukon Gold potato, unpeeled and cubed
- 1 Large organic red potato, cubed unpeeled and cubed
- ½ cup Cascadian Farms organic frozen peas
Potato Gnocchi
- 1 package Emilia brand potato gnocchi
Methodology
- Slice carrots.
- Chop bok choy and ginger.
- Cube Yukon Gold and red potatoes.
- Place frozen peas on countertop bowl to thaw.
- Combine leftover organic turkey broth, organic meat, and water in large stockpot over medium-high heat.
- Add Watkins spices and herbs (oregano, thyme, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, black pepper).
- Add fresh ginger.
- Add carrots.
- Heat to boil.
- Add potatoes.
- Remove ginger chunks after about twenty (20) minutes of total time cooking.
- Confirm that carrots and potatoes are soft yet intact.
- Add potato gnocchi and peas.
- Cook six (6) minutes more and serve.
Substitutions and Tips
- Consider rubbing the Christmas Dinner turkey with Watkins Spices paprika and cumin to infuse the organic meat and broth with additional flavor.
- If reserved turkey broth totals more than two cups, substitute for water.
- Make this soup with leftover organic chicken.
- Substitute ½ tsp Watkins organic ground ginger for fresh ginger.
- Substitute favorite gourmet pasta noodle for gnocchi.
- If using fresh peas, add with potatoes.
Serving Suggestions for Leftover Turkey Gnocchi Soup
Serve with a simple salad and a large loaf of warm, artisan French bread. Pair with a riesling or Alsace gewurtraminer like Abarbanel Gewurtraminer 2006 ("Highly Recommended" Silver Medal Winner, Beverage Tasting Institute's 2007 World Wine Championships). For an moderately priced American wine, try Columbia Winery Gewurtraminer 2007.
- Preparation time: 5 minutes
- Cooking time: 30 minutes
- Servings: 4-6
- Storage: 2 days in refrigerator; 1 month frozen (reserve gnocchi for addition during reheating)
For more tasty leftover turkey soup recipes, try “French Green Lentil With Turkey Leftovers.”
Another healthy organic soup option is “Crimini Mushrooms Minestrone.”
Try “Best Gnocchi With Tomato Garlic Sauce” for another mostly organic gnocchi recipe.
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