lemon turkey soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup thinly sliced carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper
• 2 cups turkey stock
• 1 cup diced cooked turkey
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
• 1 pinch sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 2 minutes. add carrots, celery, and red bell pepper; cook and stir until carrots begin to soften, 8 to 10 minutes.
• pour turkey stock into vegetable mixture and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors blend, about 20 minutes.
• stir cooked turkey, lemon juice, and lemon zest into turkey stock mixture; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. add spinach leaves, salt, and black pepper; simmer until spinach wilts and turns bright green, 1 to 2 minutes.