This homemade Turkey Soup recipe is the perfect answer to what feels like a mountain of leftover turkey meat after Thanksgiving! It’s quick, easy, and perfect for the chilly time of year during the holidays. This turkey soup recipe includes a variety of vegetables, making it as healthy as it is delicious. It’s a broth-based soup, thickened with a roux for a filling and satisfying meal. So if you roasted up a Dry Brine Turkey or took the easy way and cooked up this Crockpot Turkey, this is one of the best ways to use up those leftovers! If you need some other ways of using up leftover turkey, try my Creamy Turkey Shepherd’s Pie, One Pot Turkey Tetrazzini Recipe, Turkey Pot Pie, or this Baked Tortellini with Turkey and Vegetables!
Ingredients Needed:
Oil: I like using canola oil, but olive oil or another kind of neutral-flavored oil will also work to sauté the vegetables. Vegetables: I use a classic mirepoix of carrots, celery, and onion for a great flavor base. Seasonings: salt, dried parsley, freshly minced garlic, dried thyme, paprika, and black pepper give an aromatic flavor to the soup. Turkey Stock: make my homemade turkey stock for the best flavor (this is a great way to use that carcass!). You can use chicken stock, chicken broth, or vegetable broth instead if you prefer. Potatoes: Yukon gold potatoes are my favorite for this soup, but Russet potatoes and Red potatoes would work well too. Turkey: any kind of cooked turkey will work well, but this is the perfect recipe for using up all your leftover turkey from your Thanksgiving dinner! If you don’t have leftover turkey, you can easily use leftover Shredded Chicken instead. Salted Butter: melted salted butter will be the base of your roux for a sauce to thicken the soup. Salted butter will enhance the flavor of the soup better than unsalted butter. Flour: use all-purpose flour to make a roux with melted butter for thickening the soup. Milk: any kind of milk will work well here to make your roux into a thick sauce. You can also use cream for a richer flavor.
How to Make Delicious Turkey Soup
This recipe is easy and so hearty! Full instructions are included in the recipe card below.
Turkey Vegetable Soup Variations
Mix up the seasonings. Feel free to adjust the spices and seasonings according to your liking. Add a bay leaf or some fresh herbs to infuse even more flavor into the dish. Use rice instead of potatoes. Swap the potatoes for ½ -¾ cup white rice or a hearty wild rice blend to make a turkey rice soup. If you use instant rice, you only need to add it to the pot for the last 5-10 minutes of cooking. If you’re using long-grain rice, you will likely want to add it at the beginning of the cooking time, and you may need to add additional liquid.
Serving Suggestions
This leftover Turkey Soup recipe is filling all on its own, but you can add some sides to make it a fuller meal if you like! We love having homemade bread with all our meals. Try a buttery Brioche Bun, Homemade Crescent Rolls, No Knead Artisan Bread, or these Homemade Breadsticks. This meal would also work well with Air Fryer Broccoli, Green Beans with Bacon, or some Roasted Green Beans on the side for extra nutrition!
More Easy Soup Recipes to Try
Crockpot Potato Soup
Slow Cooker Creamy Vegetable Soup
Easy Crockpot Chili Recipe
Slow Cooker Creamy Tomato Soup (with hidden veggies!)
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