How To Make Smoked Turkey, White Bean, and Spinach Soup

white beans

🥗Healthier: cannellini beans

💰Cheaper: navy beans

Navy beans are often less expensive and still provide a similar texture.

smoked turkey

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: cooked chicken

Cooked chicken is generally more accessible and can be used in place of smoked turkey.

Boil smoked turkey tail in chicken stock to create a flavorful broth.

Chop onion, garlic, and celery and add them directly into the boiling broth.

Add fresh herbs (oregano, basil, rosemary) to the broth.

Season with salt, black pepper, and granulated garlic; add a bay leaf.

Add canned white beans to the pot.

Simmer the mixture to combine flavors.

Add fresh spinach to the pot and stir until wilted.

Turn off the heat and let the residual heat finish cooking the spinach.

Serve the soup with a drizzle of olive oil and additional cracked pepper on top.

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