Spoon-Worthy Harvest Turkey Soup
Traditional turkey soup made with specialty holiday pasta, savory and delicious!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 2 cups peeled and sliced carrots (I used prepared baby carrots, already peeled, and sliced them on the diagonal)
- 2 cups chopped celery (about 4 stalks)
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 16 cups turkey stock or chicken stock or broth
- 4 cups cubed cooked (leftover) turkey meat (I used breast meat)
- 1 tablespoon Jane’s Krazy Mixed-Up Salt (this salt has herbs and spices added to it – the ingredient list on the package does not identify them!); regular salt can be substituted
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper (omit if using Jane’s Krazy Mixed-Up Salt)
- 16 to 18 ounces of dried pasta noodles (I used Harvest Pasta from Cost Plus World Imports)
Instructions
- Add oil to a large stockpot and turn heat to medium.
- Add carrots, celery and onion; sweat vegetables over medium heat until onions are translucent (about 5 to 8 minutes).
- Add turkey stock, turkey meat and spices and stir to combine.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through (about 20 minutes).
- In the meantime, cook pasta in a separate pot per package instructions (do not over cook), about 5 to 7 minutes in boiling, salted water; then drain.
- When ready to serve, divide pasta into soup bowls and ladle turkey soup stock over each bowl of noodles.
Notes
Cooking the noodles (and storing the leftovers) separately assures that the noodles won’t turn to mush when reheating later. Use poultry seasoning sparingly – if making a smaller batch of soup, be sure to reduce the amount of poultry seasoning. If using Jane’s Krazy Mixed-Up Salt, omit the ground black pepper (it has pepper in it). No turkey stock? Use chicken stock or broth. No leftover turkey? Buy a cooked turkey breast in the rotisserie chicken section or deli of your grocery store. Making turkey soup from scratch but need a tutorial on cooking the carcass? Check out this post from the archives: Turkey Soup.
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