Southwestern Turkey Soup

On the eve of returning back to college after thanksgiving break, I decided to make my family one last dish as we're already running low on leftovers. The one leftover that was not depleted was the turkey and a ten pound bag of black bean (thank you Costco!) and in lieu of the cold weather I decided a big pot of stew would be a nice parting gift; and it was! Everyone enjoyed it and I'm half tempted to bring it back with me. So when you're tired of yet another turkey, mashed potato, gravy sandwich try this heart warming soup and you won't be disappointed!

Ingredients:

·         4 cups cooked black beans

·         2 Vidalia onions

·         7 cloves of minced garlic

·         4 cups of clean tomato sauce

·         Juice of 2 limes

·         2 cups water

·         2 carrots chopped

·         1 jalapeño minced

·         3 chopped sweet potatoes

·         2 ½ cups shredded cooked turkey

·         1 chopped tomato

·         2 cups frozen spinach

·         2 cups roasted frozen corn

·         4 tbps cumin

·         1 tbsp Kirkland no salt seasoning

·         1 tsp black pepper

·         1 tsp paprika

·         1 tsp oregano

·         ½ tsp sage

·         ½ tsp cayenne

·         Cilantro to garnish

Direction:

Add everything together in a large pot in the order listed, bring to a boil for 1 min then reduce to a simmer for an hour until the sweet potatoes are tender. This is very good with a dollop of greek yogurt and cilantro, or even with some shredded grass fed cheddar cheese on top.