Easy Homemade Turkey Soup

By zhanghengshuo

4 Person

35 Minutes

566 Calories

Simply Fresh Dinners, is just in time for those holiday turkey leftovers and soup is one of the healthiest ways to use up your leftovers. Do you know why you get sleepy after that big turkey dinner? It contains tryptophan, an amino acid that promotes sleep and is found in small amounts in all protein food. However, the turkey alone won’t do it, it’s a large meal combined with rich carbohydrates. Interesting! However, this soup will help to calm and soothe you if you’re battling your way through cold and flu season.

Ingredients

Fresh parsley
Pepper
Salt
2 cups Leftover cooked turkey shredded
8 oz. Pasta spirals
4 sprigs Fresh thyme
1 Bay leaf
8 cups Turkey or chicken stock
2 stalks Celery, ends trimmed and diced
2 Carrots, peeled and diced
3 cloves Garlic, minced or pressed
1 Small white onion, peeled and diced
2 tbsp. Olive oil

Method

01

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
02

Add carrots and celery and saute for another 3-4 minutes, or until the carrots are softened a bit.
03

Add chicken or homemade turkey stock, bay leaf, and thyme. and stir until combined. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
04

Once the broth is fragrant, remove thyme and bay leaf and stir in the pasta and turkey. Continue cooking for 8-10 minutes or until the pasta is al dente. (Do not overcook).
05

Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with parsley.

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Easy Homemade Turkey Soup

3.5

( By zhanghengshuo )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Calorie 566 Kcal
Prep Time 5 Mins
Cook Time 30 Mins
Total Time 35 Mins

02 Ingredients

Fresh parsley

Pepper

Salt

2 cups Leftover cooked turkey shredded

8 oz. Pasta spirals

4 sprigs Fresh thyme

1 Bay leaf

8 cups Turkey or chicken stock

2 stalks Celery, ends trimmed and diced

2 Carrots, peeled and diced

3 cloves Garlic, minced or pressed

1 Small white onion, peeled and diced

2 tbsp. Olive oil

03 Method

Step 1

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 2

Add carrots and celery and saute for another 3-4 minutes, or until the carrots are softened a bit.

Step 3

Add chicken or homemade turkey stock, bay leaf, and thyme. and stir until combined. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.

Step 4

Once the broth is fragrant, remove thyme and bay leaf and stir in the pasta and turkey. Continue cooking for 8-10 minutes or until the pasta is al dente. (Do not overcook).

Step 5

Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with parsley.

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