turkey soup 5/5

so here's another tasty dish we made tonight but didn't eat it for dinner. we decided to get it together and eat it the rest of the week since i'm on call tomorrow night. i haven't posted the rest of this series yet (but i'm working on it...) but it's from "1 bag" a set of recipes for the week from leftovers and other stuff. cool idea from martha. so we tasted it when it was finished cooking and it's delish! so the rest of the recipe is below...



chunky turkey veggie soup
from jan/feb 07 everyday food

serves 4, prep 15m, total 40m

Every ladleful of this colorful soup brims with turkey, sweet potato, escarole, and tomato in a soothing broth.
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 large sweet potato (about 12 ounces), peeled, quartered lengthwise, and thinly sliced
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with juice
1 can (14.5 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 Teaspoon dried crushed rosemary
coarse salt and ground pepper
1 Pound turkey (or, 1/2 of Spice-Rubbed Turkey Breast), cut into bite-size pieces
1 small head escarole (about 8 ounces), trimmed, leaves torn into bite-size pieces and washed well used baby spincah instead which was probably even better than escarole (which i couldn't find at the commissary!)
Directions
In a large saucepan with a lid, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
Add sweet potato, tomatoes and their juice, broth, 1 cup water, and rosemary; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Cover; cook until potato is tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
Stir in turkey; add escarole or spinach in two batches, waiting for the first batch to wilt before adding the second. Cover, and simmer just until turkey is heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.

super good and very easy. tom and i both gave it a 5. i'll put up the spiced turkey recipe soon too so you can see the other recipes from this "bag". keep eating!