All But the Kitchen Sink Turkey Soup

Gary developed a cold so I decided he needed homemade soup to get well quicker. I made a huge (really huge) batch of turkey soup with all but the kitchen sink as ingredients. I sauteed one onion, one cup of celery, one cup of baby carrots, four garlic cloves chopped fine. Then I added ten cups of water. Meanwhile I cut up the meat from two uncooked turkey thighs. Cutting up raw meat isn't an easy task so allow plenty of time.

I drained the water from one can of black beans and one can of great northern beans into the soup and set the beans aside to add in later. I added one teaspoon each of thyme, rosemary, basil, sage, and parsley, two bay leaves crushed, and half a teaspoon of paprika and salt and pepper. I chopped two dried habanero peppers and added those. I had half a jar of marinara sauce in the fridg and added that too. I also added half a cup of white wine and 1/8 cup of sugar. I also added 3/4 cup of lentils.

Finally I got all of the turkey cut up into small bite sized pieces and added those in. I brought the mixture to boil and turned it down to simmer. Meanwhile I peeled and chopped two large potatoes and added those. Finally I added the black and great northern beans into the soup. Oh boy this soup is so delicious. Hope you are all doing well. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.