Christmas Dinner Soup - Modified By Twissis

• 400 g prepared stuffing
• 30 g dried cranberries
• 25 g butter
• 1 leek (finely sliced)
• 1 stalk celery (finely chopped)
• 1 small onion (finely chopped)
• 750 ml chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• fresh thyme sprig
• 150 ml single cream
• 400 g cooked turkey (diced)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 190u0b0C.
2. Roll the stuffing into 24 balls & cook in the oven for approx 20 min, till golden brown. Remove & set aside.
3. While the stuffing balls are cooking, soak the dried cranberries in boiling water for 15 min, drain & set aside.
4. Melt the butter in a pan. Add the leek, celery & onion. Cook for 5 min or till softened.
5. Add the stock, bay leaf & thyme. Cover & simmer for 20 min till the veggies are tender. Remove the herbs & discard.
6. Use your stick blender or food processor to blend the stock mixture till smooth.
7. Return the blended mixture to the pan. Add the cream, turkey & cranberries & season w/salt & pepper to your taste preferences.
8. Reheat GENTLY for 10 min, stirring occ.
9. To Serve: Place 3-4 stuffing "meatballs" in ea of 6-8 soup bowls, ladle the soup over them & serve immediately.
10. NOTE: Try not to omit the dried cranberries as they really add such a flavor dimension to this soup. I actually added more than the recipe suggested & was glad I did.

cranberries, butter, celery, onion, chicken, bay leaf, thyme, cream, turkey, salt, fresh ground black pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/christmas-dinner-soup-modified-by-twissis-197603 (may not work)