Creamy Turkey Dumpling Soup

 INGREDIENTS

SOUP:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 3 large celery ribs, diced
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup (35g) all purpose flour
• 10 cups (2.3 liters) chicken broth/stock
• 1 cup (235ml) milk or half and half
• 4 cups (400g) chopped cooked turkey meat
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

DUMPLINGS:

• 2 cups (300g) all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• salt and pepper to taste
• ¾ cup (180ml) milk
• 1 large egg

INSTRUCTIONS

SOUP:

• In a large stockpot melt the butter over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, potatoes, and onion. Cook until onion is softened. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Stir in broth, turkey, milk, and poultry seasoning. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste. Bring soup to a simmer.

DUMPLINGS:

1. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir in the milk and egg just until combined and there isn't any dry flour.
2. Drop batter by 2 tablespoonfuls on top of the soup. Cover with a tight fitting lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Don't peek.
3. To replace poultry seasoning: Use your leftover herbs such as thyme, rosemary, sage, and parsley. Finely chop and add 1-2 tablespoons to your soup. Use 1/2-1 teaspoon in the dumplings.
4. To make stuffing dumplings: Whisk together 2 large eggs with 1/3 cup of flour. Crumble 2 cups of leftover stuffing over egg mixture. Stir to combine. Use more flour if it is too sticky or add a little water 1 tablespoon at a time if it’s too dry to form into balls. Use about 2 tablespoons of stuffing mixture to make dumplings. Drop on top of simmer soup, cover, and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Don’t peek!
5. Canned biscuit dumplings: You can replace the dumplings with canned biscuits. Cut each biscuit into fourths and drop into the simmering soup. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. No peeking!
6. Nutrition Facts: Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the information shown is just an estimate. Nutrition information caluculated using whole milk. 

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