Hey guys!
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you had a nice holiday.
We ran/walked the Turkey Trot on the Thanksgiving morning:
And then we got home, put the turkey in the oven and snuggled with the kitty for a bit:
Our turkey was 15lb, but this year it was just the two of us on Thanksgiving, so we had plenty of leftovers!
Since ’tis the season of soups, and our bodies were begging for something lighter after the Thanksgiving feast, I made soup.
But! Before I could make soup – I made turkey broth. The wise and awesome friend of mine named Jennifer had an awesome idea which I used to make my broth. Check it out here – I promise, you’ll never use store bought broth again!
See? I told you that girl was genius!
So, back to the soup recipe. This one is super easy and quick to make, as most of my recipes.
Leftover Turkey Soup Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 cups leftover turkey (cooked), shredded or cubed.
- 2 medium potatoes, cubed
- 2 cups egg noodles
- 1 celery stock, chopped
- 1 medium carrot, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 can corn or green peas (whichever you prefer)
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 4 cups turkey broth (I actually used 3 cups turkey and 1 cup chicken broth because that’s what I had on hand).
- 3 cups water
- Salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
Pour broth and water into a big pot and bring to boil.
Add noodles and cook until they’re almost ready (3-4 minutes before readiness)
While noodles are cooking, heat olive oil in a sauce pan, add onion and carrots, salt and pepper, and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
Add turkey, peas or corn, celery and thyme to the pot. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Transfer onions and carrots from the pan to the pot.
Turn the heat off, but leave the pot on the stove and add potatoes.
Let sit on the stove for at least 20-30 minutes before serving so that potatoes are cooked perfectly.
Enjoy!
Remember to offer your friends who have not used up their leftover turkey yet a helping hand – tell them there’s an awesome leftover turkey soup recipe on Lean Lena 🙂
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I just got rid of my last bits of left overs, wish I saw this beforehand! I totally dried them out, this would have been juicy!
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Hey, you can use it any time with chicken – it’s work perfectly 🙂
I used leftovers for my recipe too 🙂
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It’s that time of year – leftovers’ using recipes 🙂 Thanks for stopping by today, Annmarie 🙂
lol… I love the look on your cat’s face in this photo! Soup is such a great way to use up leftovers.
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Yeah, he wasn’t very happy, but he stayed and let me cuddle with him 🙂
I totally miss out on turkey because I’m a vegetarian, but this is a great recipe to keep on hand for my family and friends who aren’t! 🙂
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Oh my gosh – I see snow in that first photo! We don’t have a sign of it here! I’m only slightly disappointed (otherwise we have to change the tires on my car). Also, love the photo with your cat 🙂
What a great idea for turkey soup! A great idea to re-purpose leftovers and it looks delicious!
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We had a little bit of snow accumulate the day before Thanksgiving, but it’s gone now as it rained pretty hard yesterday.
We’re in for a treat of winter storm with freezing rain this afternoon 🙁
I miss summer!
My family had a big turkey but most of it was gone! I love turkey as leftovers though especially since I’m always eating lots of chicken during the year!
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YAY! I’m so glad you made your own broth! I did the same at my mom’s and she’s all set. YUM! This soup looks absolutely fabulous. I’m sending her the recipe because I know she has leftovers! 🙂
And congrats on the Turkey Trot! I usually do my own but …. boot. 🙁 Glad you were able to do one!
Jennifer recently posted…smoky beef and black bean chili
I always make my own, but usually I boil it. Your idea was genius! Using crockpot for this one from now on for sure 🙂
You sharing my recipe with your mom makes me feel famous 🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you!
Love leftover turkey — I get sad if there’s not enough after Thanksgiving! May need to start cooking 2 just for leftovers 🙂
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That is a great idea, Jennifer 🙂
That soup looks delish!
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Hi Lena,
Happy Tasty Tuesday! Today I shared ‘Healthy, Hearty, Spicy Lentil Spinach Shiitake Mushroom Soup’.
Have a happy holiday! Deborah
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