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Creamy Turkey and Dumpling Soup

Course: Main, Soup
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 28 minutes
Servings: 6 -8
Author: Countryside Cravings
Creamy Turkey and Dumpling Soup- this is an easy soup to make after Thanksgiving. And the dumplings are tender and have a secret ingredient in them!
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Ingredients

  • 2 quarts 8 cups chicken broth
  • 3 cups chopped cooked turkey or chicken
  • 4 medium carrots chopped
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 2 celery ribs chopped
  • 2-3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 12 oz can evaporated milk
  • Dumplings
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley or 1 tablespoon fresh
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup milk

Instructions

  • Combine all soup ingredients EXCEPT for the evaporated milk in a large 6 quart cooking pot or dutch oven. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • To make dumplings in a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir in the remaining ingredients just until combined.
  • Add the milk into the soup.
  • Drop the dumpling dough by tablespoons on top of the soup. Cover and simmer for 18 minutes or until the dumplings when tested with a toothpick come out clean. DO NOT PEAK at the dumplings for those 18 minutes.

Notes

If using raw turkey breast or whole chicken add in enough broth and water to cover. Then cover with a lid and simmer for 1 1/2 -2 hours or until meat easily falls off of the bone. Shred meat and then continue with the recipe.