Remaining food: Let it cool fully, then refrigerate and consume it within four days.
Freezer: To have soup on hand for last-minute needs, freeze for up to three months.
Slow cooker: If you don’t have the time, it’s okay; it takes a lot longer than a stovetop. Fill the slow cooker with the broth, turkey, celery, onion, bay leaves, and thyme. Cook with a cover on for three hours on HIGH or six hours on LOW. Add the egg noodles and cook on HIGH for an additional 15 minutes, or until the noodles are soft.
Another wonderful way to use leftover turkey is in turkey wild rice soup. It’s creamy, delicious, and ready in just 40 minutes.
Why This Turkey Noodle Soup Recipe Works
Simple: This egg noodle and vegetable turkey soup is incredibly easy to make. You don’t even have to sauté the onions and garlic. Just throw everything in a pot and simmer.
Healthful: With only 131 calories and less than 26 grams of carbohydrates, this dish offers good amounts of protein and fiber.
Nourishing: Potassium and vitamins A, C, and K are just a few of the nutrients this hearty, comforting dish offers.
Freezer Friendly: Because leftover turkey noodle soup reheats nicely, this recipe is excellent for meal prep and freezing.
Remaining turkey from Thanksgiving can be used to make homemade stock.
Herbs: Bay leaf, fresh parsley
Vegetables: Carrot, onion, celery
Garlic: Mince two garlic cloves.
Salt and Black Pepper to season your soup
Noodles: I used No Yolks egg noodles.
Turkey: You’ll need two cups of leftover shredded turkey.
How to Make Turkey Noodle Soup
Add the stock, bay leaf, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper to a large pot.
Simmer until the vegetables are soft.
Remaining Ingredients: Cook the pasta per the directions on the package and add the parsley, noodles, and turkey to the stock.
Serve: Discard the bay leaf and serve hot.
Chicken: Swap turkey with leftover chicken and chicken stock. Additionally, you can make stock with the bones from a rotisserie chicken.
Time-saver: Use low-sodium canned chicken or turkey stock or broth if you don’t have time to make homemade stock.
Pasta: Use whatever types of noodles you have. Rotini and elbow macaroni would work.
