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Best Recipe for Italian Turkey, Bean, and Tomato Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped fresh fennel
  • 4 ounces sliced pancetta,* chopped
  • 1 pound cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cups low-salt chicken broth
  • 1 15-ounce can cannellini (white kidney beans), rinsed, drained
  • 1 cup leftover turkey gravy
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped leftover cooked turkey meat
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

Instructions

  1. Sauté fennel and pancetta in heavy large pot over high heat until pancetta starts to brown, about 4 minutes. Add tomatoes. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook until tomatoes soften, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Using back of fork, crush tomatoes. Mix in broth, beans, gravy, chopped turkey, and crushed red pepper. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Mix in basil. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Italian bacon cured in salt; available at some supermarkets and specialty foods stores and at Italian markets.

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