Taisen's Leftover Turkey Soup. If a whole turkey was prepared, it was either served with a Jiggs Dinner, or with Cold Plates. Most of the time, a whole turkey was served with Jiggs Dinner. Any leftovers were usually served cold with Pickled Beet Potato Salad, Mustard Potato Salad, or Vegetable Potato Salad. Taisen's Leftover Turkey Soup

You can cook Taisen's Leftover Turkey Soup using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Taisen's Leftover Turkey Soup
  1. It’s of leftover turkey ( you can add in the legs with bones or pull the meat off like I do ).
  2. It’s of cans green beans.
  3. You need of cans carrots ( I used fresh carrots this time ).
  4. You need of cans of peas.
  5. Prepare of you can change any vegetable you want. you can add corn , lima beans . anything you like.
  6. It’s of to 3 large potatoes ( peeled and cut up ).
  7. It’s of bag of noodles ( any kind ).
  8. You need of vegetable stock or turkey stock ( I use one box of vegetable stock , about 16 ounces , sometimes more. you can also use the bullion cubes and make your own ).
  9. You need of left over turkey gravy ( my recipe for mine will follow after this and I will add it here ).
  10. You need of medium diced onion.
  11. Prepare of salt to your taste.
  12. Prepare of pepper to your taste.
  13. It’s of to 5 teaspoons of garlic powder ( to your taste, you can add more or use 1 to 2 cloves minced ).
  14. You need of a few pinches of sage ( you can use basil or thyme as well ).

In a large pot over medium-heat, add in carrots, onion, celery and butter. What kind of rice to use for leftover turkey soup. Once a little broth is added (leftover turkey stock? use it!), in goes the rice. Now, this part is open to wild interpretation.

Taisen's Leftover Turkey Soup step by step

  1. If you still have meat on the turkey , pull it off and put it into your crock pot. I already had mine off and into a dish that was in my fridge along with 2 legs. I pull the meat off the legs to go in but you can leave it on the bone and toss in..

  2. Pour in turkey or vegetable stock. Enough to cover the meat and vegetables. Turn crock pot on to medium heat. High heat if you want it faster. I let this sit on medium for 4 hours then go to low for another hour or two.

  3. Add in all of your vegetables, onion and potatoes..

  4. Add in your seasonings. Stir..

  5. Add in your leftover turkey gravy. Stir. As you can see, there are clumps because I didn't warm it up which is fine, just mix it in well and as it warms up it will blend well

https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/361137-taisens-turkey-gravy.

  1. Cover the crock pot with lid. Cook for 4 to 8 hours depending on settings and how long you want it sitting. Stir every so often and check fluid level. Make sure everything is covered in liquid. I ended up transferring the soup to a large pot because my crock pot didn't have enough room ..

  2. 30 to 40 minutes before serving, cook your pasta noodles. Drain them and add into the crock pot. Mix / stir well. Allow it to simmer for about 25 minutes. ( you can add the noodles in and cook them , but every time I try it doesn't turn out so I do it this way ).

  3. Serve with warm buttered rolls or anything else . Enjoy !.

If you only have white rice, use it! But this turkey soup is fantastic with hearty brown rice or a brown and wild rice combo. Celery, carrots, onions, noodles, seasonings like kosher salt and black pepper, leftover turkey and the rest of the turkey carcass. How to Make Turkey Soup As you'll see in the recipe below, you can cook your noodles right in the soup or you can make them separately and add them in to each bowl. Quick and Healthy Turkey Veggie Soup.