Ingredients
1 tbl olive oil
1 yellow onion coarsely chopped
3 cloves carlic, chopped
1 tsp fresh thyme, or 1/2 tsp dried thyme
3 cups chicken or vegetable broth (or more as needed)
1 carrot, peeled and diced
3 cups frozen lima beans, thawed
1/2 lb smoked turkey breast, cut into 1/4 in. dice
chopped green onion
1. Heat oil over medium-high. Add onion and sautee until soft. Add the garlic and thyme and cook for about 1 minute ensuring that the garlic doesn't brown.
2. Add broth and carrots and bring to a boil. Add beans and turkey and simmer uncovered until the beans and turkey are warm, about 5 minutes. Stir occaisionally.
3. Add hot water or broth if the soup is too thick. Garnish with green onions.
I made some changes and substitutions. Most importantly, there wasn't any smoked turkey at the store. I was going to get some rom the deli but decided to just use turkey smoked sausage. Obviously I used 5 garlic cloves because you must automatically increase garlic consumption. I just used 4 cups of broth off of the bat.
Overall, VERY easy and quick, and yummy! I have a couple of servings for leftovers later in the week and I actually plan to eat them. I will definitely eat this one again. I'm sure using sausage instead of actual turkey breast is part of why it is so wickedly delish! Maybe I'll try it with the regular turkey next time. Plus, the ingredients cost less than $10 for 4 servings of soup. :-) Add in some bread and you are all good!
I've got another turkey and bean soup to try out sometime soon. Mmmm.
