• 3 tablespoons butter can use salted or unsalted
• 6 cloves garlic - minced
• 3 leeks - halved and finely sliced
• 3-4 stalks celery - finely sliced about 1 ¼ - 1 ½ cups celery
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped sage
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped rosemary
• black pepper to taste
• 1-2 teaspoons salt adjust to your saltiness preferene
• 1 lb grounded turkey**
• 2 cups cubed and peeled honey nut squash
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 ½ cups whole milk
• 5-6 cups chicken broth or chicken bone broth* vegetable broth would also work, use low sodium broth if desired
• ~6 oz dried noodles or pasta - cooked I used about half of a 12 oz box of bowtie pasta
• ~2 cups finely chopped kale or green of choice
• juice from ¼ lemon

optional toppings

• drizzle of olive oil
• pumpkin seeds
• red pepper flakes