It’s definitely soup weather! This healthy and delicious Turkey and Brown Rice Soup was just what I needed this weekend. We had overbooked our weekend, and I was starting to feel sick. It was nice to have this soup for dinner and have plenty leftover for lunch the next day.
This soup has turkey breast tenderloins in it, they are about the size of boneless skinless chicken breasts. Turkey packaged like this is not more expensive than chicken breasts. I always forget about turkey when I’m planning my meals for the week.
I stir in Minute Brand brown rice when the soup is done cooking, add the lid back on and turn the slow cooker to high. It takes 20 minutes for the rice to get tender since the slow cooker doesn’t get to a rapid boiling point. If you aren’t familiar with Minute rice, it is rice that cooks up faster than standard rice because it has been pre-cooked then dehydrated at the factory.
- 1.25 turkey breast tenderloins (chicken breast would work great too!)
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 1½ cups sliced carrots
- 1 cup sliced celery
- ½ cup diced white onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1½ tsp. dried basil
- 1½ tsp. dried thyme
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 (32-oz.) box AND 1 (15-oz) can chicken or turkey broth
- 1 cup Minute Brand Brown Rice (uncooked)
- Place everything but the rice into a 6-quart slow cooker, stir. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. After the cooking time is done, remove and discard the bay leaves. Shred the turkey with 2 forks. Add the dried Minute brown rice, stir. Cover and cook for 20 minutes on HIGH.
- Serve and enjoy.
- Note- If you are using standard brown rice, I suggest cooking it separate on the stove top, then stir it in the soup at the end.
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Nell Giroux says
October 27, 2015 at 4:47 pmPlease send more slow cooker recipes.
Sara Dickson says
October 27, 2015 at 5:44 pmSounds and looks good
reneeskitchenadventures says
October 28, 2015 at 7:35 pmA great comfort food recipe!!!! Made easy with the slow cooker too! LOVE this Sarah!
Christie says
October 29, 2015 at 10:11 amThis soup sounds amazing. It would be perfect to have for dinner on a cold night.
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
October 29, 2015 at 12:45 pmThis looks like one incredible soup recipe! I love that you used turkey breast and I know it wouldn’t last long at our house!
Grandma Kc says
October 30, 2015 at 7:24 amThat soup looks delicious and I love brown rice!
ourlifetastesgood says
October 30, 2015 at 2:43 pmSarah, this soup looks so comforting, and what a great time saver to add the minute rice in at the end like that! I hope you are feeling better (((hugs)))
Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says
October 30, 2015 at 5:05 pmLovely easy soup like this is perfect for busy fall days – and I always forget about turkey too. I’ll have to look for it this weekend because I prefer turkey to chicken anyway. Thanks for the info!
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says
October 31, 2015 at 6:29 amThis soup looks delicious- perfect for fall! 🙂 Slow cooker soups are definitely one of my favorites.
Robin Ireland says
November 18, 2015 at 12:14 pmGREAT recipe. The brown rice is an inspired idea. Sooooo easy. Thanks
Cathy says
February 12, 2016 at 3:17 pmIt looks so good and easy to make!! Magical combination. 🙂