Description
Delicious, healthy, hearty way to use up Christmas leftovers
Ingredients
Scale
2 tsp olive oil
100g smoked bacon lardons
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 celery stick, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 bay leaves
2 thyme sprigs
300g celeriac (or any other root veg), cut into cubes
200g potato, cut into cubes
400g can borlotti beans, drained and rinsed
1 ½l chicken stock or turkey stock
350g cooked turkey
100g orzo
75g curly kale, shredded
Instructions
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a large saucepan.
- Add the bacon and fry over a medium-to-high heat for 4-5 mins or until golden, then set aside.
- Put the remaining oil, the onion, carrot, celery and a pinch of salt in the pan.
- Cook gently over a low heat for 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally, until the veg is soft but not coloured.
- Add the garlic and herbs, and cook for 2 mins more.
- Tip in the celeriac, potato, borlotti beans and chicken stock.
- Bring to the boil, then simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 mins.
- Add the cooked turkey, orzo and the bacon, and cook for 10 mins.
- Just before serving, tip in the kale, give everything a good stir and return to the heat for about 2 mins or until the kale has wilted.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 40
Nutrition
- Calories: 345