Lemony Turkey Rice Soup

Recipe provided courtesy of Taste of Home magazine.  Find more great recipes at www.tasteofhome.com.

While growing up in Texas, I spent a lot of time helping my grandma cook.  Lemon and cilantro add a deliciously different twist to turkey soup.

Margarita Cuellar                                                                            East Chicago, Indiana

Lemony Turkey Soup Recipe

Lemony Turkey Rice Soup

6 cups chicken broth, divided

1 can (10 ¾ oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted

2 cups cooked rice

2 cups diced cooked turkey

¼ tsp. pepper

2 Tbsp. cornstarch

¼ to 1/3 cup lemon juice

¼ to ½ cup minced fresh cilantro

In a large saucepan, combine 5 ½ cups of broth, soup, rice, turkey and pepper.  Bring to a boil; boil for 3 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and remaining broth until smooth.  Gradually stir into hot soup.  Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened and heated through.  Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and cilantro.         8 servings

(Recipe for Lemony Turkey Rice Soup is from www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes, 2012)