Turkey Noodle Soup
This recipe has tender chunks of turkey, carrots, onion, celery, and pasta noodles in turkey stock. This perfect comforting dish uses remaining turkey from Thanksgiving Day.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 sweet onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 1 large carrot peeled and chopped
- 1 tbsp flour
- 5 cups water (Optional- can use turkey stock or chicken stock)
- Turkey carcass or turkey bones from Thanksgiving turkey
- 2 cups chopped leftover turkey
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/ tsp salt (plus salt to taste)
- Pinch of black pepper
- 8 oz noodles (pasta of your choice, more traditionally egg noodles are used)
Instructions
- Place oil in large pot and cook onions until slightly translucent.
- Add celery, carrots, and flour. Stir for about 1 minute.
- Add water, turkey bones, leftover turkey, bay leaf, and salt to pot. Let boil then lower to medium to low heat. Simmer for 30 minutes (can simmer up to 1 hour) when celery and carrots have softened.
- Add noodles and cook as directed on box. Remove bay leaf.
- Season to taste, pinch of black pepper, and serve hot.
- Recipe Notes: Noodles can be cooked separately and added to soup as desired.