Welcome and thank you for checking out my blog, today's dinner is
Crock Pot Jerk Turkey Soup.
I found this recipe while doing an on-line search for diet turkey recipes, I usually lean toward spicy foods and I needed a new recipe for Crock Pot Thursday. Considerings that I like jerk foods and I've never tried to make any this recipe was a no-brainer. Since most jerk food is either chicken or pork based the idea of trying jerk turkey sealed the deal.
If you are not a spicy food person this dinner may not be for you, but, if you want to try something new this might be the ticket. The three ingredients that a make jerk recipe are Chili peppers, Allspice berries and Thyme. In this recipe we will be using Cayenne powder in place of the traditional Habanero pepper. Allspice berries are different from the ground allspice that you may know from baking pumpkin pies and they shouldn't be substituted. You should be able to find allspice berries in any well-stocked spice aisle or the Latin section of your local grocery store. Thyme is pretty self-explanatory, we've already used it in other recipes and you should already have it in your kitchen. One other item that you should consider when shopping for your ingredients is the turkey. The turkey that you'll want to buy should come pre-packaged and will look more like pork chops than the turkey that you're familiar with from Thanksgiving. If you use regular turkey breast it will fall apart in the crock pot and you'll end up with little strings of turkey instead of bite-size chunks.
Now that we know a little bit about jerk foods let's take a look at today's recipe.
Crock Pot Jerk Turkey Soup
Prep time 20 Min. Cook time 420 Min. Serves 8
Ingredients
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice berries
1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
1 pound turkey breast, cut in 1-inch chunks
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
14-1/2 ounce canned diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
15 ounce canned black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups fat-free chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons cilantro, fresh, minced
Instructions
In a medium bowl combine allspice, cayenne, ginger, garlic salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper. Add turkey and toss to coat; set aside for 15 minutes.
Place turkey in a 5-quart crock pot; add any spices remaining in bowl. Add thyme, garlic, onion, tomatoes, beans, broth, salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of pepper; stir. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours. Stir in lime juice and cilantro; let sit for 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
This recipe yields 6 servings at about 1-1/2 cups per serving.
This is a delicious soup with a little bit of a kick to it. I recommend that you try it once as the recipe is written and then adjust the spiciness if you need to.
To complete this dinner all you need to add is a salad and some crusty whole-wheat bread. If you try this dinner, leave a comment here and let me know how it turned out.
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