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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2013

Second time trying this and used roasted chicken meat in place of turkey. Used brown rice, and doubled onions, carrots and celery (cooked carrots with onions and celery), and didn't add the slivered almonds. Again, this soup is so flavorful and has become one of our top two soups!

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butter & crackers

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2012

I lost my wild rice soup recipe and this very close! Love it. I did add less turkey only 1 cup. The flavors are great! I did not have trouble adding the flour, you have to just keep whisking and not on high heat. I also used a little less rice I had cooked the whole 4oz box and just added as I thought was right. Thank you so much the one I had added diced ham and chicken. I will try that next time with your recipe too. Comfort food on a cold day!

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Cheesecakemama

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chillicothe, Ohio, USA

Living In: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2012

I made this with our leftover turkey and turkey stock from our Christmas dinner. Unfortunately I didn't have any celery or almonds, but did have a bunch of baby portabella mushrooms that needed to be used, so sliced them and tossed in with the other veggies. Used a bit more veggies than 1/4 cup of each (whole onion, 4 scallions, two carrots, and 8 oz. of mushrooms), but I still kept the other measurements the same. I did add in a bit more spices, first celery seed since I didn't have that, and a few shakes of poultry seasoning, dried parsley, garlic powder. The soup was perfect tasting, seems many soup recipes add way too much flour and butter, but the balance made just the right consistency and not over powering floury taste. Will use this recipe as my base from now on for turkey soup. By the way chicken stock would work just as well if you don't have turkey stock.

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*Sherri*

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Winter Springs, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2012

This soup is great!!! I made it from the turkey stock I made after thanksgiving. My whole family loved it. I'm making it again this weekend. Still have leftover turkey and stock. What can I say. It was a big bird.

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WannaBcook

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2012

Really good! I like a thicker soup so doubled the veggies. It was a hit with the boyfriend!

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bonnierdh

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Waseca, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2012

I excluded the almonds and used leftover smoked turkey. I prefer a creamier base and probably would have gotten that if I had used half and half instead of the 2% I had on hand. I pureed the cooked onions and celery as one reviewer suggested but had issues cooking the flour. Would recommend cooking the flour separately, adding the pureed veggies, then the stock. Definitely needed the extra spices as others suggested. I added rosemary, sage, thyme, and garlic. A good warm you up meal :) **Next day had to add more turkey stock and milk as the rice had soaked up too much of the broth. Good thing I made it in advance.

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Dying_sun

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2012

Great recipe. Made exactly as recipe called, except minor changes: used a basmati rice mixture from Trader Joe's, shunned the almonds, and added chopped water chestnuts. I also added a bit more broth (chicken) than called for and chopped/diced the carrots instead of shredding and softened them along with the onions and celery. Seriously, very very good recipe. Highly recommend.

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