Leftover turkey noodle soup is a simple down-home type of comfort food you can make with leftover turkey from the holidays! I've even featured how to turn your leftover turkey carcass into a rich and flavorful homemade turkey stock! It's the perfect cold weather soup, but we like to enjoy it year round!
salt & pepper(to taste, we prefer course ground pepper in this soup)
5cegg noodles(uncooked)
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Instructions
Make The Turkey Stock
In a large stockpot, place the leftover turkey carcass (broken down to fit, if using a large (15 lb+) turkey), wings, legs, onion, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme.
Add enough water to cover the carcass, about 10-12 cups of water.
Cover and bring the water to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 90 minutes to two hours or until the meat is falling off the bone.
Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Remove the bones, then strain the broth to remove remaining meat, onion, garlic, and herbs.
Make The Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup
Return your stockpot to the stove top, add olive oil and butter and bring them to medium high temperature.
Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery, bouillon cube and herbs (thyme, parsley, bay leaf) and saute for 2-3 minutes or until onion is translucent.
Add turkey stock and chopped leftover turkey meat to the stockpot and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 10-12 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
Taste and season with salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf.
Add pasta and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve.
Notes
*Stocks are best made with bones that have been stripped of the meat completely, it allows all of the wonderful nutrients from bone, marrow, and cartilage to cook best and enhance your stock.Cooking the pasta separately is my preferred method when making large batches of soup, as anyone who cooks with egg noodles will know that they expand exponentially once left in your soup. Plus, overcooking your pasta makes it slimy and soggy.We recommend the pasta be cooked, rinsed, tossed in olive oil, and portioned directly into servings of the leftover turkey noodle soup.