Creamy Low Carb Turkey Stew
This easy to make creamy low carb turkey stew is the ideal way to use up that leftover holiday turkey, but can easily be adapted to use leftover chicken for a delicious weeknight meal the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large leek halved and sliced
- 4 cloves garlic minced or crushed
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1 pound turnips peeled and diced
- 2 large carrots optional , sliced
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- pink salt to taste
- cracked black pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves chopped
- 8 cups turkey bone broth or chicken
- 1 pound cooked turkey meat cut or torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1/ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large soup pot, or dutch oven, over medium heat, saute the leek until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute or two.
- Add the mushrooms, turnip, carrot, celery, salt, pepper, and thyme, and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the mushrooms begin to soften.
- Add the cooked turkey and the bone broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the carrots and turnips are fork-tender.
- Bring the heat back up to medium-high and add the heavy cream. Once the stew begins to bubble whisk in the xanthan gum. Continue to whisk often for about 5 minutes, or until the stew begins to thicken.
- Remove from the heat.
- Serve topped with fresh parsley if desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 516.62kcalCarbohydrates: 8.81gProtein: 58.48gFat: 26.56gSaturated Fat: 10.91gCholesterol: 238.35mgSodium: 364.86mgFiber: 2.54gSugar: 4.26g
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