Turkey Soup Recipe (Easy)
Leftover Turkey Soup is a simple, healthy soup you can make in your instant pot, slow cooker or on the stove! A yummy, easy turkey soup everyone will love! This is the perfect leftover turkey recipe!
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 229kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion diced finely
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1/2 cup celery diced finely
- 2 cups carrots cut in small circles
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
- 4 cups leftover turkey cut in small cubes (about 1 lb)
- 8 cups low/no sodium broth make bone broth from your leftover turkey bones!
- 2 cups cooked rice OR pasta optional -zoodles work too!
Instructions
Stovetop Instructions
- Chop vegetables + turkey.
- In a large pot, heat olive oil.
- Sauté onions + garlic until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add celery + carrots. Sauté for an additional 5 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients to the pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium heat and cover. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While soup cooks, cook rice or grains to your liking. (spiralize zucchini noodles if paleo/whole30/keto)
- Stir in cooked rice & enjoy!
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Chop vegetables + turkey.
- Set instant pot to saute, 10 minutes.
- Sauté onions and garlic until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add celery and carrots. Sauté for an additional 5 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients to the pot. Cover and set to sealing, High Pressure, for 8 minutes.
- While the soup cooks, cook rice or grains to your liking or spiralize zucchini into noodles.
- While soup cooks, cook rice or grains to your liking. (spiralize zucchini noodles if paleo/whole30/keto)
- Once cooked, quick release pressure. Stir in cooked rice & enjoy!
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Chop vegetables + turkey.
- Optional, but recommended: In a large pot, heat olive oil. Sauté onions, garlic + celery until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add cooked veggies to the crockpot. Add remaining ingredients to the crockpot + stir.
- Cover and cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
- While soup cooks, cook rice or grains to your liking or spiralize zucchini into noodles.
- Stir in cooked rice & enjoy!
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Notes
Substituions for this turkey soup recipe:
Can you make a creamy turkey soup? Sure! Stir in 1/4 cup heavy cream or coconut cream once it has cooked to make this recipe a creamy soup.
Turkey Noodle Soup Recipe: Just add cooked noodles to the soup when you're ready to serve for turkey noodle soup
Spicy Turkey Soup: If you want some spice, add 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes to the soup as it's cooking
Broth: We used homemade bone broth in this recipe, but you can use chicken stock or whatever broth you have on hand.
Add ins: Quinoa, Brown Rice or Noodles all work in this recipe. You can also add zucchini noodles
Zucchini Noodles: For best results, I recommend adding the zucchini noodles to the bowl instead of adding to the slow cooker pot. This way your zucchini noodles/spinach won’t get soggy if you eat leftovers. You can also sub pasta for zucchini noodles.
Veggies: You can add peas, potatoes or even spinach to this recipe!
Herbs - I like to add in a little chopped fresh rosemary and a bay leaf to this recipe - but you can use whatever herbs you like!
Nutrition
Serving: 2cups (nutrition facts calculated with zucchini noodles) | Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 231mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 7203IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg
