For stock:
- 1 Turkey carcassleftover from carving a whole turkey, including any leftover drippings or giblets (not the liver) if you have them
- Watercold
- 1 Yellow onionsmedium to large, quartered or cut into thick wedges
- 1-2 Carrotsroughly chopped, can include tops
- 1 Celeryrib and some celery tops, roughly chopped
- 3 sprigs Parsleyfresh
- 1 tsp Dried thymeor 1-2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 Bay leaf
- 5-10 Black peppercorns
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepperfreshly ground
For soup:
- 1 to 2 tbsp Butteror turkey fat
- 1 to 1 ½ cups Carrotschopped
- 1 to 1 ½ cups Onionchopped
- 1 to 1 ½ cups Celerychopped
- ½ cup Bell pepperdiced, any color
- 2 cloves Garlicminced
- 3-4 qts Homemade turkey stockyou just made
- 2-4 tbsp Parsleyfresh leaves, chopped
- 2 tsp Poultry Seasoningmore to taste, or a mix of ground sage, thyme, and marjoram
- Kosher Saltto taste
- Black pepperfreshly ground , to taste
- 1 cup Green peasfrozen
- 4-8 oz Egg noodles
- 2-4 cups Leftover turkey meatchopped or shredded cooked, don't use any of the meat from making the stock
Mom’s Turkey Soup
This easy Mom’s Turkey Soup recipe uses leftover turkey for the coziest and healthy soup the whole family will love. Simmering a pot of this flavorful soup is one of my favorite time-honored holiday traditions. It’s hearty, delicious, and has an amazing stock. A tip: Don’t toss the turkey skin. The turkey skin will add more depth to the flavor of the stock. Just skim off the fat from the stock with a large spoon.
With this recipe, you start by making your homemade stock. To a large pot, add the turkey carcass, neck, skin, bones, cut-up vegetables, as well as seasonings and fresh herbs. Cover with cold water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook, skimming off any foam, for about 4 hours. To keep the recipe simple and easy, make this stock the day before, chill it, then finish the soup the next day. This recipe makes 6 main-dish servings.
To make the Mom’s Turkey Soup, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Mom’s Turkey Soup
1 | Make stock | 3 |
2 | Add vegetables | 2 |
3 | Simmer | 4h |
4 | Strain | 5 |
5 | Make turkey soup: Sauté onions, carrots, celery, and bell pepper | 10 |
6 | Add garlic | 1 |
7 | Add stock | 1 |
8 | Add parsley and seasonings | 5 |
9 | Add green peas | 5 |
10 | Add egg noodles | 4 |
11 | Add turkey meat | 2 |
12 | Serve | |
Recipe Reviews
Thanks for sharing recipe! I liked it. I also like to use spaghetti in my noodle soup.
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