The Best Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup
It’s soup season and I love it! Now that Thanksgiving is over, I bet you have lots of leftover turkey! And I, like many of you, roasted a turkey; a big turkey, even though there were only two of us. So now I’m stuck with a ton of turkey meat, but what to do with the leftovers? I have the perfect solution, ahem, I mean recipe. Reminiscent of the classic, I created a completely homemade, leftover turkey noodle soup!
Perfect Use For Leftover Holiday Turkey Easy To Make Comforting Soup Simple Ingredient List Tasty And Delicious
You need this recipe in your life, especially if it’s cold outside. What I love about this soup, is that it’s simple. You can add as much turkey as you want and it can be dark and/or white meat. Easy, flavorful and comforting, it’s the ideal way transform leftovers from blah to wow.
Ingredient Notes
Broth
Veggies – We want to use carrots, celery, and onion to develop the base of our soup. Note that in the image above the onion is chopped, but you don’t need to chop it. Just add it whole (peeled) to the soup. Turkey – We’re making soup right from the carcass, we’re not wasting anything today! This will give tons of amazing flavor and flu fighting power to our soup. Seasoning – Salt and pepper – be sparing with this ingredient in the early broth stage. Water – A lot of this will simmer off and reduce, leaving us with beautiful broth. You can use no salt added broth instead of water for extra flavor, but really don’t waste your broth, there will be lots of flavor from the turkey carcass.
Soup
Turkey – Any leftover turkey meat you have, white or dark meat. Noodles – Egg noodles, whatever your favorite brand happens to be! Keep in mind they cook way quicker than regular pasta. You can also choose to use your favorite type of noodle. Bouillon – I love to add a chicken bouillon cube or vegeta which is actually my favorite in these types of soups. Vegeta adds lots of great flavor and it has no MSG. Parsley – Fresh parsley all chopped up.
How To Make Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup
Tips
Leftovers
Let soup cool and transfer to an airtight container. Leftover turkey noodle soup will keep fresh in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Freezing/Make Ahead
If you’d like to prepare this recipe ahead and freeze it, you’ll want to assemble everything like normal, but hold off on the noodles. Sadly thawed noodles don’t retain their texture very well. Store in an airtight container in the freezer for 4 – 6 months. When you’re ready to thaw out the soup, heat it up on the stove and incorporate the noodles then.
More Delicious Recipes To Try
Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s PieCreamy Loaded Potato SoupInstant Pot Turkey BreastEasy Hamburger SoupLeftover Turkey with Pistachio Pesto and Arugula SandwichTurkey SaladTurkey Rice CasseroleCrockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
Originally shared Nov 2015.
