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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
    Cup of Yum
  1. 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.
  2. 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.)
  3. 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.
Turkey Soup
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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