Turkey and rice soup

Over the weekend our son and daughter  in law came to Florida from Atlanta. In Atlanta, there was an ice storm which kicked off their power for 3 days. They were anxious to get to Florida for 2 baby showers for Anne. On saturday night they came over for a Thanksgiving dinner, since they were not here in November for it. My husband roasted a 22 pound turkey, so needless to say we have a lot of turkey left over. One of the things I always make when I have a huge turkey like that is turkey and rice soup.

1 shallot diced finely

2 garlic cloves chopped 

2 carrots

2 celery diced finely

1/4 green pepper diced

1 T olive oil

1/2 cup cooked rice

1/4 cup fresh parsely

1 tsp  Mrs. Dash

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 T dried basil

1/2 lb cooked turkey 

3 cups turkey or chicken stock

In a cuisinart food processor grind turkey until finely ground using the metal blade. Set aside. In stockpot on medium heat, saute shallot, carrots, celery, green pepper until tender. Add ground turkey, turkey stock, rice, seasonings and herbs. Bring to a boil....and then simmer for 30 minutes.