Low Fat Hearty Turkey-vegetable Soup Recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoons finely minced garlic

35 ounces tomatoes, coarsely chopped

--1 can

1 1/2 pound potatoes, scrubbed

-- preferably red or russet

-- cut into hunks

2 large carrots, peeled

--cut into 4 to 5 drunks

3/4 pounds small white onions, peeled

-- aboutl0

2 stalks celery, cut into 1/2-inch

-- slices

8 ounces small white mushrooms

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

2 bay leaves

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 turkey drumsticks, skinned

--about 1 to 1 1/4 pounds each

--or 1 drumstick and thigh, skinned

--about 2 pounds total

10 ounces fresh or frozen green peas, thawed

1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn, thawed

1/2 cup finely minced parsley

1. In pressure cooker, heat oil; sauté garlic 10 seconds. Add tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves and salt. Stand the 2 drumsticks, meaty side down, in the soup. 2. Lock cooker lid in place and, over high heat, bring to high pressure. Adjust heat to maintain pressure and cook 12 minutes. Let the pressure drop naturally, or reduce pressure with a quick-release method. Remove lid, tilting it away from you to allow excess steam to escape. 3. Remove drumsticks from soup; cut meat from bone. Cut the meat into 1-inch chunks; return it to the pot. Discard the bone, or reserve it for stock. Stir in the pas, corn and parsley; boil over medium heat until cooked, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Makes 6 servings. Preparation time: About 45 minutes. Cooking time: About 15 minutes.

1.In pressure cooker, heat oil; sauté garlic 10 seconds.

Add tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves and salt.

Stand the 2 drumsticks, meaty side down, in the soup.

2.Lock cooker lid in place and, over high heat, bring to high pressure.

Adjust heat to maintain pressure and cook 12 minutes.

Let the pressure drop naturally, or reduce pressure with a quick-release method.

Remove lid, tilting it away from you to allow excess steam to escape.

3.Remove drumsticks from soup; cut meat from bone.

Cut the meat into 1-inch chunks; return it to the pot.

Discard the bone, or reserve it for stock.

Stir in the pas, corn and parsley; boil over medium heat until cooked, about 3 to 5 minutes.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 6 servings.

Preparation time: About 45 minutes.

Cooking time: About 15 minutes.

Method

1.In pressure cooker, heat oil; sauté garlic 10 seconds.

Add tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves and salt.

Stand the 2 drumsticks, meaty side down, in the soup.

2.Lock cooker lid in place and, over high heat, bring to high pressure.

Adjust heat to maintain pressure and cook 12 minutes.

Let the pressure drop naturally, or reduce pressure with a quick-release method.

Remove lid, tilting it away from you to allow excess steam to escape.

3.Remove drumsticks from soup; cut meat from bone.

Cut the meat into 1-inch chunks; return it to the pot.

Discard the bone, or reserve it for stock.

Stir in the pas, corn and parsley; boil over medium heat until cooked, about 3 to 5 minutes.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 6 servings.

Preparation time: About 45 minutes.

Cooking time: About 15 minutes.

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