Best 8 Homemade Leftover Turkey Soup Recipes

LEFTOVER TURKEY SOUP (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, turkey carcass, onion quarters, carrot halves, celery halves, and bay leaves in a slow cooker.
• Cook on High for 4 hours. Carefully strain broth, discard solids, and transfer broth to a bowl. Rinse slow cooker.
• Pour broth back into slow cooker; add chopped carrots, chopped celery, and chopped onion.
• Cook on Low for 3 hours. Add penne pasta to slow cooker; cook for 2 1/2 more hours.
• Mix turkey meat and cream of mushroom soup into soup and cook for 30 more minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the turkey carcass and water in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; slowly bring to a boil over low heat. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. , Remove carcass and discard. Strain broth through a cheesecloth-lined colander. If using immediately, skim fat or refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight; remove fat from surface. Stock may be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for 4 to 6 months., For soup, return strained broth to pan. Add the turkey, vegetables, rice, bouillon and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice and vegetables are tender.

HOMEMADE TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the turkey carcass in a stockpot; add the water, onion, salt and bay leaves. Slowly bring to a boil over low heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours., Remove carcass; cool. Strain broth and skim fat. Discard onion and bay leaves. Return broth to the pan. Add the carrots, rice, celery and chopped onion; cover and simmer until rice and vegetables are tender. , Remove turkey from bones; discard bones and cut turkey into bite-size pieces. Add turkey and cream soup to broth; heat through.

LEFTOVER TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, onion, and green beans. Cook 7 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in the flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
• Slowly stir in the stock, rosemary, salt, thyme, oregano and black pepper and bring to a boil. Stir in the orzo. Reduce heat to medium so that the soup gently boils and cook for 8-10 minutes (until the orzo is tender). Add the turkey, spinach, and lemon juice, if using. Cook for 1 more minute or until spinach wilts. Season with more salt and black pepper and serve immediately.

GENERATIONS LEFTOVER TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Throw carcass, carrots, celery, & onion into baking pan and roast about 40 minutes @ 400-degrees.
• Remove carrots & celery stalk from pan and chop.
• Put carcass, onions, carrots, & celery into large stock pot. Fill with water enough to just about cover carcass. Add parsley, bay leaves, cayenne, salt, & pepper.
• Bring to a boil; Reduce heat to low and simmer 1-2 hours.
• Using tongs remove the carcass & all bones to a separate plate. Remove parsley & bay leaves, and discard. Remove all the turkey meat from the bone & put back into pot. Pay particular attention to the neck meat & the meat around the upper spine - it is rich & delicious!
• While picking the turkey meat, boil salted water & cook 1/2 to 3/4 box of acini di pepe in a separate pot. Strain.
• Add pepe to turkey soup.
• Serve with low-sodium saltines & salt & pepper to add to taste for each person's bowl. [hot sauce can also be a good garnish!].
• I also fill 1 ice cube tray up of stock poured through a sieve before making the stock into soup & freeze. The individual turkey stock cubes can be used for cooking.
• Freeze leftovers in plastic tupperware for up to 6 months.

LEFTOVER TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions, carrots and celery; cook 3 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in broth, water and dressing mix. Bring to boil.
• Add turkey and pasta; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 to 12 min. or until pasta is tender.

LEFTOVER TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a big pot heat oil and add garlic.
• Add turkey and lightly brown.
• Add chicken stock and water.
• Add in all of the dry ingredients.
• Bring to boil add in noddles.
• Bring down to slow simmer; add veggies;cover.
• Cook until pasta is tender about 12-15 minutes.
• Serve with hot crusty bread!

HOMEMADE TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Break up turkey carcass to fit 6-quart Dutch oven. Add water, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and bay leaf. Heat to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Skim off any residue that rises to the surface. Remove bones, meat and bay leaf from broth; cool. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones, and cut into bite-size pieces; reserve. Discard bones and bay leaf.
• Skim fat from broth; discard. Stir in barley. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in carrots, onions, celery, 3 cups cooked turkey and reserved turkey cut from bones. Simmer uncovered 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables and barley are tender. Stir in parsley.