What to do with leftover chicken or turkey . We had a lot of dark meat turkey left over from Thanksgiving and Christmas in the freezer . I made stock with the bones and all was in the freezer . I was looking for something other than turkey gumbo last Sunday night and thought about the Taco Soup my mom used to make .
It was so easy to make and so good tasting I had to post it .
This makes enough to feed at least 6 hungry people and it sticks to your ribs .
Ingredients
1 - 2 Tablespoons butter
1 small - medium onion chopped
2 - 4 cloves fresh garlic
4 cups stock - chicken or turkey - (homemade or out the box is fine)
2 tablespoons Taco Seasoning (1 ounce McCormick Original Taco seasoning pkg.)
1 - 15 ounce can Whole Kernel Corn
1 - 15 ounce can Black Beans - rinse and drain if you like
1 - 15 ounce can Chili Beans (red beans)
1 - 7 ounce can medium fire roasted Green Chiles diced (you can use hot)
1 - 15 ounce can Petite Diced Tomatoes
1 - 10 ounce can mild Rotel Tomatoes w/Green Chilies (you can use hot)
2 - cups diced cooked turkey or chicken meat ( you can add more if you like)
Toppings :
Tortilla Chips
Sour Cream
Grated Cheddar Cheese
Instructions:
In a large dutch oven soften the chopped onion in the butter ( 5 mins.) , add chopped garlic and cook 1 min.
add the stock and all the ingredients listed except the cooked chicken/turkey and toppings and simmer on medium for about 45 mins . Add cooked turkey or chicken and simmer another 30 mins . Add more stock ( or water) if necessary .
Turn off fire and let rest 15 mins.
To Serve : place a few tortilla chips in the bottom of a bowl , fill bowl with hot soup and cover top with grated cheese and large dollop of sour cream ...eat along with more chips on the side .
Opening the cans is the hardest part , a great tasting easy fixing recipe .
Stores well in refrigerator and freezes well .
Tonight we are having the leftover soup we didn't eat Sunday or Monday night... it taste better the next day . The secrete is good flavorful stock ... if you must use water , season it with chicken and onion base , the kind in the jar .
This tastes a lot better than I expected it to ... a lot easier than making a pot of Gumbo !
Gary