Turkey or Chicken Soup made from leftover Roast Turkey or Chicken. If there's no leftover turkey meat, rotisserie chicken works just as well. The meatballs are made with both ground pork and beef, but the unseasoned meatloaf mix found in most grocery store meat. This Leftover Turkey Soup is a fantastic way to use up leftover turkey (both meat and the bones!) from a roast turkey.

You can have Turkey or Chicken Soup made from leftover Roast Turkey or Chicken using 27 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Turkey or Chicken Soup made from leftover Roast Turkey or Chicken
- It’s of FOR SOUP STOCK.
- Prepare of Whole leftover roast turkey or chicken, all bones, scraps and bits and pieces.
- It’s of carrots, cut into chunks.
- You need of stalks celery, cut into chunks.
- Prepare of onion, peeled and cut into chunks.
- It’s of poultry seasoning.
- Prepare of thyme, dryed.
- You need of black peppercorns or 1 teaspoon ground pepper.
- Prepare of whole garlic cloves.
- It’s of ENOUGH LOW SODIUM CHICKEN BROTH TO COVER ALL STOCK INGREDIENTS! IT WILL VARY DEPENDING ON SIZE OF ROAST.
- It’s of FOR SOUP.
- You need of butter.
- It’s of carrots, peeled and sliced.
- Prepare of button mushrooms, sliced.
- You need of celery stalks, sliced.
- Prepare of onion, chopped.
- It’s of of garlic, minced.
- It’s of 28 ounce can diced tomatoes.
- You need of bok choy, chopped.
- It’s of thyme.
- You need of black pepper and salt to taste.
- Prepare of hot sauce such as franks brand.
- It’s of lemon juice.
- You need of parmesan cheese.
- You need of or more of leftover turkey or chicken meat, cubed, or sometimes I make little turkey or chicken meatballs and add them to the finished soup.
- It’s of cooked rice or pasta such as egg noodles, or what type you prefer, I used a wild rice blend this time..
- You need of low sodium chicken broth.
In a large stockpot, put the leftover turkey bones, some carrots, onions and celery stocks. Cover it all with water and bring it to a boil. Combine stock, turkey parts, bay leaves, and thyme sprigs in a large stockpot. Homemade Chicken and Turkey Soup Recipes.
Turkey or Chicken Soup made from leftover Roast Turkey or Chicken instructions
FOR STOCK.
Combine all stock ingredients in a large stockpot, being sure everthings covered with broth, bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 2 to 3 hours, with a cover ajar to allow for broth to reduce somewhat..
Strain stock through a fine strainer to a clean large bowl, discard solids..
At this point you need to degrease stock, the simple way is to chill overnight and just remove and discard top layer of fat, or you can skim it off with a ladel if you do not want to wait..
FOR SOUP.
In a medium saucepan, melt a tablespoon butter, add mushrooms and soften add onions and garlic, carrots, celery tomaotes with the juice from the can, thyme, pepper, hot sauce, broth and lemon juice, bring to a boil and simmer uncovered untl vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile bring your strained stock to a simmer in a large stockpot, add cooked vegetables and all liquid left with them and combine and simmer add bok choy, the cooked rice or pasta and cubed cooked meat, heat through, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve hot!.
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