TURKEY CHOWDER

TURKEY CHOWDER

Course :	Chowders
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	1

Ingredients:

2	tablespoons	rendered bacon fat
2	medium	leek -- white part only, finely chopped
2	medium	carrots -- diced
2	medium	potatoes -- peeled and diced
1/2	cups	red sweet pepper -- diced
1	pound	skinless boneless turkey -- cooked, diced
2	cups	sliced fresh mushrooms
1	teaspoon	dried thyme
1/2	teaspoon	ground sage
1/2	teaspoon	crumbled rosemary
1	whole	bay leaf
1	quart	fat-free chicken broth
1	tablespoons	arrowroot
1	cup	1% lowfat milk
1/4	teaspoon	salt and pepper -- to taste

Preparation:

Heat bacon fat in a large soup pot set over medium heat. Add leeks, carrots, celery, potato, red bell pepper, and turkey meat. Cook until vegetables are tender. Add mushrooms, thyme, sage, rosemary and bay leaf. Cook until mushrooms are tender. Add chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper and simmer 20 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf. Disolve arrowroot in milk and stir into soup. Bring to boil. Remove from heat and serve. 5 servings (6 Cups)

Nutritional Information:

500 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (2% calories from fat); 55g Protein; 106g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 2105mg Sodium