Pressure Cooker Hearty Turkey Vegetable Soup Recipes

PRESSURE COOKER DAY-AFTER-THANKSGIVING TURKEY CARCASS SOUP

Steps:

• Break up the turkey carcass so it fits below the max fill line on your pressure cooker - 2/3rds of the way up the pot. Add the onion, celery, carrot, bay leaves, and salt to the pressure cooker pot, then add water to cover by 1 inch, or to the max fill line on the pressure cooker. (About 3 quarts of water) Pressure cook for 60 minutes in an electric PC, 50 minutes in a stovetop PC. Let the pressure come down naturally - about 30 minutes. (It takes a long time for all that water to cool off. If you're in a hurry, let the pressure come down for at least 20 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.) Scoop the bones and vegetables out of the pot with a slotted spoon and discard. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer and discard the solids. Reserve 2 quarts of broth for the soup, and refrigerate or freeze the rest for another use. (I portion it into 2 and 4 cup containers, and freeze for up to 3 months.)
• Wipe out the pressure cooker pot. Melt the butter in the pot over medium heat (sauté mode in my electric PC). Add the onion, celery, carrot, and thyme, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Sauté until the aromatics start to brown around the edges, about 5 minutes.
• Add the turkey broth to the pot, turn the heat to high (sauté mode with the "adjust" button set to high in my electric PC). Cover the pot, and bring the broth to a boil. While the pot is coming to a boil, whisk the corn starch and cold water to make a corn starch slurry. Stir in the noodles, shredded turkey, and corn starch slurry. When the pot returns to a boil, turn the heat down to medium (regular sauté mode in my electric PC) and simmer until the noodles are tender. (Ten minutes, or for the time listed on the noodle package). Add salt and pepper to taste, and don't be shy with the salt - taste as you add the salt, and when the broth starts to taste sweet, it has enough salt. (Homemade stock is bland without salt; I add about 2 teaspoons of kosher salt to get the taste right.)

TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, combine the broth, potatoes, carrots, celery and onions. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. , Add the corn, lima beans, turkey, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 10 minutes longer.

PRESSURE-COOKER TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker; adjust for medium heat. Cook sausage until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain. Return to pressure cooker. Press cancel., Add tomatoes, beans, carrots, green beans, zucchini, pepper and green onions. In a large bowl, whisk stock, tomato paste and seasoned salt; pour over vegetables., Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 5 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure. Just before serving, stir in basil. , Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add stock if necessary.

QUICK AND HEALTHY TURKEY VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and garlic; cook and stir until tender, 5-8 minutes. Add broth, carrots, and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Add zucchini, tomatoes, hominy, lima beans and turkey. Cook until zucchini is tender, 5-8 minutes. Top with basil; serve with Parmesan cheese.

VEGETABLE TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute the turkey, celery and onion until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. , Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf. Soup may be frozen for up to 3 months.

HEARTY BARLEY TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water and turkey carcass to a boil in a large pot; add 1 1/2 cup chopped onion, 3 stalks celery, 1/2 cup chopped carrot, peppercorns, 1 pinch thyme, and 1 bay leaf. Simmer, skimming excess fat and foam from top of stock as needed, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Add more water to stock as it evaporates. Remove carcass from stock and cool. Pull meat from bones and shred; refrigerate until needed. Strain stock and return liquid to pot.
• Mix 1 1/2 pounds carrots, 2 onions, 6 stalks celery, barley, mushrooms, 2 bay leaves, salt, marjoram, black pepper, and 1 pinch thyme into turkey stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup, stirring occasionally, until barley is fully cooked, 1 hour and 20 minutes. Add turkey meat to the soup and simmer for 10 more minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.

PRESSURE COOKER HEARTY TURKEY-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 peas, corn and parsley; boil over medium heat until cooked, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

HEARTY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute carrots, onions, celery and green pepper until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Remove bay leaf.

"HEART HEALTHY" TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, bring the turkey stock to a boil.
• Add the carrots, celery, onion, garlic and the 1/2 cup white wine.
• Add the kosher salt, pepper, thyme and summer savory. Let this simmer over medium heat.
• Add both frozen mixed vegetables to the pot. Continue to let the soup simmer.
• Add the chopped parsley.
• Dice all the turkey (or chicken) meat in to half inch cubes.
• Toss the meat in a bowl with the seasoning salt and the olive oil.
• Heat a non stick skillet over high heat.
• Cook the meat in small batches. We're just looking for a good sear and some color, not it to be completely cooked.
• As the meat gets browned, dump it in the soup.
• When all the meat is browned, de-glaze the pan with the 1/4 cup white wine. Scrape all the bits off the pan and pour everything into the pot.
• Let the soup simmer over a medium low heat until the meat is cooked completely and all the vegetables are tender.
• Just before service add the basil chiffonade.
• I like to add a spoonful of fat free sour cream to my bowl. I find it adds a little extra richness and cuts some of the sweetness that comes from the veggies and the herbs.