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Sarah’s Spicy Curry Turkey Soup

This turkey curry soup is a fun and flavorful dish to make with turkey dinner leftovers. You can use your leftover cranberry sauce to garnish the soup. A spoonful of cranberry sauce or chutney adds a cooling sweet, tangy flavor to balance the spicy curry.

Sarah’s Spicy Curry Turkey Soup in a bowl
25.8 gprotein per serving
262calories per serving
6servings, 1 cup of Sarah's Spicy Curry Turkey Soup each
5 minutes prep, 45 minutes cooktime

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup onion (diced)
  • 1 cup celery (diced)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 3/4 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 cups carrots (chopped)
  • 2 cups spinach (chopped)
  • 3 small red potatoes (diced)
  • 3 cups cooked turkey (skin removed, diced)
  • Optional garnish: cranberry sauce

Directions

  1. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Stir in flour, curry powder, and cinnamon and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
  3. Pour in chicken broth and scrape up any brown bits at the bottom of the pan.
  4. Bring to a simmer. Then add carrots, spinach, potatoes, and turkey.
  5. Bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low.
  6. Simmer (covered) for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  7. Serve in bowls and garnish with a spoonful of cranberry sauce.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientAmount
Calories262
Protein25.8 g
Total fat7.1 g
Saturated fat2.3 g
Carbohydrates24.9 g
Fiber3.8 g
Total sugars4.5 g
Added sugars0 g
Sodium305.4 mg
Cholesterol56.8 mg
Calcium58 mg
Potassium943 mg
Iron2 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg

Source: USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Recipe submitted by Sarah, MyPlate Nutritionist. Published by MyPlate Kitchen, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and public domain. Reproduced as published, nutrition as MyPlate calculated it. The archived page.

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