Leftover Turkey Homemade Turkey Soup Recipe
Plus, our homemade leftover turkey soup is yummy and the recipe makes enough soup to freeze and heat-up on cold winter days.
Since it’s homemade from scratch, this turkey soup takes several days to make. But it produces a large 12 quart pot of soup. If you prefer a smaller batch, it’s simple to just cut our leftover turkey soup recipe in half.
But beware! Once you start making this delicious, nutritious leftover turkey soup, your family will look forward to it after every big turkey dinner.
How to Make Turkey Stock – Recipe
Our turkey stock recipe for homemade turkey soup allows you to make good use of a perfect turkey carcass and your leftover turkey scrapes.
Just be sure you have the following items available to make turkey stock:
- 12 qt. soup pot (or a 6.5 qt. pot for half the recipe)
- Cuisinart for cutting up vegetables (optional)
- Slotted or perforated spoon to scoop out bones
- Stainless steel skimmer to strain away small bits
- The bones, skin and scraps from a large turkey. (If your turkey carcass is small, add some chicken necks or other poultry parts).
- 2 or 3 small beef shank soup bones (this helps to harden the fat so that you can remove it easily).
- 8 ½ quarts of water
- ¼ cup of apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 2 bay leaves
In the morning, when your turkey stock has cooled, remove the scraps, bones and skin.
Once the bones, skin and major pieces are out, refrigerate the stock for at least 24 hours to allow the fat to harden on top so you can skim it off.
How to Make Turkey Soup
When you've removed all the fat from the stock and are ready to make your turkey soup, place the pot on the stove and turn the burner to high.
Once the stock comes to a boil, turn the burner to low and simmer for the rest of the cooking time. As it heats up, add the following ingredients:
- 1½ cups of raw brown rice (or use a mixture of about 1 cup basmati brown rice and ½ cup wild rice)
- ½ cup dry vegetable broth (I use Vogue Instant Vegebase)
- 4 teaspoons of salt
- 2 medium or 3 large onions chopped fine (in Cuisinart)
- 2 large or 4 medium peeled sweet potatoes chopped small (or shred them in the Cuisinart)
- (Optional – add celery, zucchini or summer squash, chopped small)
- 2 to 3 cans drained black beans (or use 2 packages frozen petite green garden peas)
- 2 large bunches of kale, chard or other dark green leafy veggies chopped fine or shredded in the Cuisinart
- 3 tablespoons dried parsley or several stalks chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon shredded thyme leaf
- 4 pinches or 6 shakes nutmeg
- 4 cups of chopped leftover turkey meat or 2 lbs. of lean ground turkey pinched into small bits and added a little bit at a time
And this leftover turkey soup recipe only has about 150 calories per cup.
Plus, our homemade turkey soup recipe is not engraved in stone. So feel free to experiment and create your own great leftover turkey soup.
But whatever you do, learn how to cook the perfect turkey and don't ever let your turkey scraps go without making some leftover turkey soup.
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