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Creamy Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

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This turkey and wild rice soup is easy to make and my favorite thing to make with turkey leftovers. It’s warm, comforting and always a huge hit.

this soup is easy to make and tastes amazing, perfect for a cold fall day. Using leftover turkey and homemade turkey stock you'll impress all your guests

How I created this Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

I love the holidays! Not only do I get to spend a ton of time in the kitchen baking and cooking delicious meals (like this turkey wild rice soup), but I also get to spend a ton of time entertaining.

I love being surrounded by loved ones, family and friends, and I love hosting and making amazing food for them to enjoy!

The best news ever? We just bought a house and we’re moving over the holidays!

A house with a HUGE kitchen, dining room and living room for tons of gatherings.

We’ll be hosting a party as soon as we’re moved in and I can’t wait to make a huge batch of this soup to warm everyone up!

I love love LOVE turkey. I made 5 turkey’s last year in total and I expect to do it again this year, I’m already two down for the season. So I love recipes for leftover turkey.

And we are HUGE soup fans. Every year for Christmas Eve my husband’s aunt does a huge Soup and Pie Christmas eve party.

I can’t wait to take this Turkey and Wild Rice Soup one to serve to everyone, my husband says it’s my best soup ever, so I’m sure his family will love it. Especially when served with homemade rolls!

I can’t wait to bring this to our Christmas eve Party, what would you bring?

Just take me to the Turkey Wild Rice Soup Recipe already!

If you’d rather skip my tips and tricks for turkey soup, along with links to other leftover turkey recipes and get straight to this delicious wild rice soup – simply scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.

i love cooking my veggies in butter, it adds an amazing flavor and is a great start to any soup

Tips to Make the Perfect Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

-If you don’t want turkey wild rice soup, you can make chicken wild rice soup by using chicken meat and chicken stock.

-You can saute the veggies in oil if you prefer, but I love the flavor of sauteing them in butter.

-Start with the stronger vegetables, the carrots, onions, shallots (and celery if you want, but I’m not a fan). Once those are sauteed and clear (well, the onions) then add the softer mushrooms and garlic. Saute until fragrant.

-I love to make my own turkey stock to add to the soup. If you don’t have turkey stock, chicken or vegetable stock is fine.

-You want the stock to be warm before you add it, so I like to keep it simmering next to the soup pot.

-When it comes to adding the shredded turkey I prefer to use dark meat for the soup.

-I usually double this recipe for a party, but it also works great for a smaller group as well!

using a cream starter takes a lot of the work out of this delicious soup, bay leaves and lots of simmering do the rest

To make this Turkey Wild Rice Soup you’ll need

  • Wild rice – straight wild rice not a blend.
  • Big pot
  • Turkey stock (or chicken or vegetable)
  • Leftover Turkey (or if you prefer smoked turkey) – I like to use dark meat as I prefer the flavor, but I tend to mix half and half.

Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

If you love these leftover turkey recipes as much as I do, I’d love a 5 star review. Be sure to share on social media and tag me if you make it @ashleemariecakes! If you want to stay updated on new recipes sign up for my newsletter and join my Facebook Group!

the longer this soup simmers the better the flavor, serve it with fresh warm rolls on a cool day and everyone will thank you

If you love Turkey Soup you’ll love these other Thanksgiving recipes!

  • smoked turkey recipe video
  • Easy to make homemade turkey stock, good for gravy, soups, and more!
  • brown bag turkey recipe

Spatchcock Smoked Turkey | Homemade Turkey Stock | Brown Bag Turkey

  • the perfect from scratch pumpkin pie recipe
  • fast easy soft crescent rolls
  • chicken pot pie

From Scratch Pumpkin Pie | Crescent Rolls | Turkey or Chicken Pot Pie

turkey, stock and rice make a great dish, add a cream starter and you have an amazing soup all your holiday guests will love

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turkey and wild rice soup

Creamy Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

This turkey and wild rice soup is easy to make and my favorite thing to make with turkey leftovers. It’s warm, comforting and always a huge hit.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 191kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

  • 3/4 C butter
  • 1 Lrg onion diced
  • 2 shallots diced
  • 1 C carrots diced
  • 8-10 oz mushrooms diced
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 3/4 C all-purpose flour
  • 2 C half and half
  • 3 dried bay leaves
  • 1 Tbs fresh thyme chopped
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 8-9 C Turkey stock Chicken or Vegetable stock works great too
  • 8 oz wild rice
  • 5+ C cooked turkey shredded darker meat is my favorite
  • Salt and pepper for flavor
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Instructions

  • In a large stock pot melt the butter on Med.
  • Add the onions, carrots and shallots and cook about 10 mins, until the onions are translucent.
  • Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 5 mins more.
  • Add the flour and cook to a paste – stirring the whole time so the flour doesn’t burn
  • Add the half and half, bay leafs and thyme, turn the heat up to med/high and bring soup to a simmer
  • Add half the stock then add the rest one cup at a time until you're happy with the consistency
  • Turn heat down to medium and let simmer 20 mins.
  • Add the wild rice, turn down to low, cover and let simmer for 50 mins – until the rice is cooked through
  • Add the turkey, salt and pepper and cook until turkey is heated through about15 mins more.

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Nutrition

Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 394mg | Potassium: 265mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1165IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 0.9mg
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  1. Toots

    December 5, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    This soup is amazing!!! So thick and perfectly creamy. The flavor is amazing. My husband and I both very much dislike mushrooms so I left them out. I did have some “mushroom water” in my freezer from a recent time that I was soaking dehydrated mushrooms, though, so I replaced about 1 cup of broth with that. I have enough ingredients to make a second batch of this and am probably going to so I can give some to my mom and sister. I will be making this many, many times!

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    • Ashlee

      January 25, 2017 at 10:05 pm

      sounds like a great substitution! so glad you enjoyed it

      Reply
  2. Sferme

    December 12, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    I don’t leave many comments, but this was the BEST soup I have ever made. We added extra carrots and celery, but otherwise it was an amazing recipe.❤️

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    • Ashlee

      January 25, 2017 at 9:22 pm

      you have totally made my day! thank you so very much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  3. Marcia

    January 17, 2017 at 8:15 am

    Will this delicious sounding soup freeze well?

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    • Ashlee

      January 25, 2017 at 10:33 am

      I don’t usually freeze anything with dairy in it – the crystalization from freezing doesn’t play well – that said I did freeze some and reheat it later and the flavor was fine, the texture was just a little off IMO

      Reply
  4. Aggie

    January 3, 2018 at 4:24 am

    This soup looks like it would hit the spot right now!

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    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 1:06 pm

      Its one of my all time favorite dinners, I only make it after thanksgiving, christmas and easter (when I make turkey) so it’s always a special treat!

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