This quick turkey soup recipe is on the table in less than 30 minutes.
Filled with leftover turkey, vegetables, and pasta in a savory broth, this turkey soup tastes like it’s been simmering all day long.
It’s a great dinner for busy weeknights and the perfect way to enjoy leftovers.
This is Our Go-To Turkey Soup Recipe Because…
- It uses staple ingredients I always have on hand.
- Turkey soup takes minutes to make but tastes like it’s been simmering all day!
- It’s a budget-friendly recipe and a great way to enjoy leftovers.
- It’s versatile; add leftover vegetables and turkey—and any variety of pasta.
What You’ll Need For Turkey Soup
- Broth: To keep this soup quick and easy, you can use boxed turkey stock, turkey broth or chicken broth.
- Seasoning: Poultry seasoning adds a homemade flavor to boxed broth—it’s a favorite spice blend that’s great in almost any chicken dish. You can find it at any grocery store, order it online, or make it homemade.
- Flour: A sprinkle of flour is optional, but it’s one of my secrets to a great brothy soup—it adds a little bit of body to the broth.
- Turkey: I use leftover turkey in this recipe; you can also use rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken.
- Vegetables: This soup is simple and delicious, with carrots, celery, and onion. You can add other vegetables like sweet potatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, green beans, or corn.
- Noodles: Add any kind of pasta or egg noodles to this recipe. For planned leftovers, cook the pasta or rice on the side and add to each bowl. You can also use white rice, brown rice, or wild rice blend.
To Make Homemade Broth
If time allows, you can make this homemade turkey soup recipe from scratch. Use the turkey carcass or bones from Thanksgiving to make homemade turkey stock in the slow cooker in the slow cooker.
I put everything in the slow cooker after dinner and let it cook overnight so I’m ready for soup the next day. Once the broth is prepared, follow the directions below to prepare the soup.
How to Make Turkey Soup
- Soften the onion and stir in flour. (Recipe below.)
- Stir in the remaining ingredients (except noodles) and simmer.
- Add noodles and cook until tender.
Storing Leftovers
This turkey soup recipe makes great leftovers.
- For planned leftovers, cook the pasta on the side (or rice if you’d like) and store them separately.
- Refrigerator: Turkey soup can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Freeze turkey soup without the pasta or rice for up to 4 months. Cook fresh pasta and add to each bowl for serving.
Love That Leftover Turkey
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Turkey Soup Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3 large carrots large, peeled and sliced
- 2 ribs celery sliced
- 2 to 3 cups cooked chopped turkey or shredded
- 8 cups turkey broth or chicken broth, homemade or store bought
- ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 ounces medium shells about 1 ½ cups, or other medium pasta
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley optional
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Add flour and cook for 1 minute more.
- Stir in carrots, celery, chopped turkey, broth, poultry seasoning, and bay leaf. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Add noodles (*see note) and cook for an additional 8-10 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat, discard bay leaf, and stir in parsley.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Notes
- Pasta: To retain the texture of pasta, noodles, or rice, cook them separately and add to each bowl when serving, especially if you are making the soup ahead.
- Chicken broth can be substituted for turkey broth.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Main Course, Slow Cooker, Soup, Turkey
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Great recipe for soup lovers. So tasty!!!
Quick & easy.
We love the soup. Had a smoked turkey we used in the soup. Made my own turkey broth, added some mushrooms and red pepper flakes, the rest was the same. Will make it again!
This was absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for the recipe.
This was really delicious! I used ½ c Pepe de ancini little tiny pasta because I don’t love big noodles in my soup. Takes away from the broth. This soup was perfect. Thank you.
Easy and tastes great!
I made it today, day after TG. A few ad libs but true to the recipe. I added Lions Mane mushrooms; should be good. Taste tested: not too salty, good broth and substance. I will make this again. Thank you