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Homemade Turkey Soup Recipe
Making homemade turkey soup after your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner is super easy and a delicious way to use all the leftovers. This is the basic, easy homemade turkey soup recipe you remember your mom making. It's delicious!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 248 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
Turkey Stock
- Bones from your roast turkey
Turkey Soup
- 1 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 1 medium onion minced
- 3 3 large carrots chopped
- 4 4 stalks celery chopped
- 6 6 cups turkey stock
- 3 3 cups reserved turkey meat see notes
- sea salt to taste
- Optional: cooked egg noodles
Instructions
Turkey Stock
- Remove all of the meat from the turkey and reserve 3 cups for the soup. If you've cooked your stuffing in the turkey, make sure to remove it all.
- Break the roast turkey into 3 or 4 pieces that are small enough that they will fit into your largest pot. Fill the pot with cold water so that the water comes 2-inches above the bones. Bring the pot almost to a boil then reduce the heat so that it is barely simmering. You want the water to move around and a few small bubbles to rise, but not to boiling. Cook for 8-10 hours, leaving the lid off. (See notes if you'd like to use your crockpot instead.)
- Strain the turkey stock through a colander into a large bowl and discard the bones. Strain the stock once more through a fine-mesh sieve. You can either use the turkey stock immediately or let it cool and refrigerate it for up to 3 days or freeze it for up to 3 months.
Cup of Yum
Turkey Soup
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add the carrot and cook until it begins to brown in a few places, about 5 minutes.
- Add the celery, turkey stock, and reserved turkey meat to the pot and bring it to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until the carrots and celery are soft. Season to taste generously with sea salt.
- If you're using the egg noodles, add them cooked to your soup bowl, ladle in the soup, and garnish with a little sprinkle of parsley.
Notes
- Turkey meat: If you don't have enough turkey meat left, you can add two chicken breasts or four chicken thighs to the soup and let them cook. Once cooked, shred the meat and return it to the pot.
- Egg noodles: While I love using egg noodles in my soups, you can use any short-shaped pasta instead. Make sure to cook the noodles or pasta first and add them to your bowl. If you cook them in the soup, leftovers will turn mushy.
- Turkey Dinner Clean-Up Tip: If you'd like to use your crockpot to make the turkey stock, put all the bones in, fill it with water, and set the timer for 8-12 hours. PRO TIP: Do this while cleaning up from dinner so you don't have to store the bones! Here's a link to the full Crockpot Turkey Stock recipe.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2 cups
Calories
248kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
68mg
(23%)
Sodium
873mg
(36%)
Potassium
610mg
(17%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
4551IU
(91%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 248
% Daily Value*
Serving | 2 cups | |
Calories | 248kcal | 12% |
Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
Protein | 24g | 48% |
Fat | 9g | 14% |
Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
Cholesterol | 68mg | 23% |
Sodium | 873mg | 36% |
Potassium | 610mg | 13% |
Fiber | 1g | 4% |
Sugar | 8g | 16% |
Vitamin A | 4551IU | 91% |
Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.