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Today, and all the way up until Christmas, I’m sharing some of my family’s favorite recipes for using up all the holiday leftovers. Next Thursday, I hope you’ll come back to link up your favorite holiday leftover ideas and recipes during Tip Day Thursday.
I always make this easy soup the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why the day after you ask? For two reasons…1. We eat way too much the day before and this is a nice light meal and 2. It quickly gets the carcass out of my fridge.
Of course you could make this anytime of year just substitute a chicken carcass for the turkey and you’ll have a nice chicken noodle soup. If you don’t have a leftover carcass, just substitute a good chicken stock for the water. This makes an excellent soup to have when your sick too!
Turkey Noodle Soup
1 turkey carcass
1-2 ribs celery, diced
1-2 carrots, diced
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp thyme
1 small onion, diced (or small handful of dried onion flakes)
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 lb of noodles (egg noodles, broken fettechini noodles, or any short straight
noodles)
1-2 cups leftover shredded turkey
Add first 7 ingredients to a large slow cooker(7qt works nicely). Fill with water almost to the top. Cook on low all day.
About 1 1/2 hours before you want to eat. Remove the carcass and add shredded turkey and noodles. Taste and adjust seasonings. Continue cooking until noodles are done, 1- 1 1/2 hours. Serve with leftover rolls.
I make turkey soup after every thanksgiving and christmas too. I don’t know why I never thought to do it in the slow cooker tho…. great idea! Sounds like less hassle than my recipe
Love turkey soup. Thanks for sharing.
I always use the turkey carcass and it makes such great stock! We love chicken and noodle soup so turkey noodle soup will be even better!
I’m pinning this in my “recipes” so that I have it the next time I get around to making a turkey! It’s been quite a while – and the last carcass? In the garbage! (GASP!)
That looks yummy! I’m so bad at tasty soups and rarely make them. Need to try this one for sure!
mmm yummy – I love that the ‘soup season’ is here! Thanks so much for hosting!
Now THAT sounds like a fabulous day-after-Thanksgiving tradition! 🙂
I love this soup! My mom used to make a similar soup, but now sends me home with enough leftover bones, etc. for me to make it. Perfect way to use up leftover turkey carcass plus whatever veggie sides you might have. Corn, green beans, carrots- whatever might be hanging out in the fridge the day after!
Yummy. Thanks!