I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! My family did. I successfully cooked a turkey for only the 2nd time in my life and it turned out great! Although it was a good thing I checked because it was done an hour earlier than I thought!
With all the leftovers, I wanted to make turkey noodle soup. I’ve never made a stock using the bones/meat from the turkey, but after consulting with my sister I made a plan.
First, I took parts of the turkey that were leftover, a whole breast, a leg, etc… and put that in a big stock pot. I covered it with water. It took 12 cups to cover it. I used chicken stock that comes in a jar, you add 1 tsp. of the chicken stock per cup of water.
After simmering it for 2 hours on low, I took all the bones and meat out and let that cool.
I forgot to mention that I cut up 4 carrots and 2 stalks of celery and added that to the broth as well. I also added 1 tsp. of poultry seasoning.
After the meat had cooled, I just picked off all the meat. Meanwhile, I took my sisters advice and put the broth in the fridge so that the fat would come to the top and I could skim that off. Once I skimmed the fat off the broth, I added back the turkey and added about 1 cup of noodles. Cook on low for about 15 minutes or until the noodles are done
It tasted AMAZING! I was so happy I made the effort to make this. Not only does it use up a bunch of leftovers, but it’s so good for you!!
What are doing with your turkey leftovers??
10 responses so far ↓
1 Errign // Nov 28, 2009 at 8:02 pm
B and my dad have been chowing down on sandwiches – we didn’t come home with many leftovers!
Glad you had a good Thanksgiving!
2 Biz // Nov 28, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Glad it turned out Jenn!
3 cassie // Nov 29, 2009 at 12:22 am
Looks wonderful!
4 Lesley Lifting Life // Nov 29, 2009 at 1:17 am
Delicious way to use turkey leftovers!
5 foodie girl // Nov 29, 2009 at 4:10 am
Fortunately, I had no leftovers because dinner was elsewhere this year. WooHoo!
6 Andrea@WellnessNotes // Nov 29, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Your soup looks great!
I made turkey soup and mini turkey mushroom pea pies with a mashed potato crust.
7 Natasha - 5 Star Foodie // Nov 29, 2009 at 3:33 pm
The turkey soup sounds wonderful, great use of leftovers!
8 Jen, a priorfatgirl // Nov 29, 2009 at 11:04 pm
that looks delish! Wish I lived closer
9 Adventurous Picky Eater // Nov 30, 2009 at 2:33 am
Since I went to relatives, I had to leftovers but this recipe is making me wish I did! It looks great!
10 My Year on the Grill // Nov 30, 2009 at 3:11 am
that’s a great soup!
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