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Slow Cooker Turkey Soup
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An ideal use for the leftover Thanksgiving turkey carcass. Celery and carrots along with the carcass make a savory broth for a sensational soup packed with veggies, cubed turkey, and pasta.
serves/makes:
ready in:
over 5 hrs
over 5 hrs
5 reviews
ingredients
Turkey Stock
cooked turkey carcass including wings, neck, etc.
2 stalks celery with leaves, cut in chunks
2 carrots peeled and cut in chunks
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
salt
black pepper
3 quarts water
Turkey Soup
8 cups turkey stock
1 can (10 ounce size) stewed tomatoes
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 onion, chopped
1 can (15 ounce size) corn, drained
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 can (15 ounce size) green beans, drained
2 bay leaves
2 cups cubed turkey
1 can (15 ounce size) peas, drained
1/2 pound egg noodles or elbow pasta, cooked
salt and pepper, to taste
directions
To prepare the turkey stock, remove all the meat from the turkey carcass and place in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Break the turkey carcass into pieces so it will fit in your crock pot.
Add the celery, carrots, bay leaves, basil, parsley, salt, pepper, and water to the crock pot. Cover the crock pot and cook on low heat for 18-24 hours (if your crock pot runs "hot" use the warm setting if available).
Strain the bones and vegetables from the stock and transfer the stock to bowl or covered container. Refrigerate overnight. The next day, remove any fat from the surface of the stock.
To make the soup, add the defatted stock, tomatoes, celery, carrots, onion, corn, potatoes, green beans, bay leaves, and turkey to the crock pot. Cover the crock pot and cook on low for 4 hours or until the vegetables are tender. Add the peas and pasta to the crock pot and heat for 20 minutes or until heated through. Remove the bay leaves and adjust the seasoning as needed with salt and pepper.
Serve hot.
crock pot notes
Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.nutrition data
288 calories, 4 grams fat, 43 grams carbohydrates, 18 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
October 15, 2013
Added just a smidge more seasonings but otherwise followed the recipe and it turned out great. Good use for that leftover turkey carcass.
November 24, 2012
Just finished this morning making your soup with a little twist of my Cubab style cooking and the soup is super yummy. The whole family was over and they love it too!
January 2, 2010
This is the second time I'll try this in less than a year. It really isn't much work even for a very amateur cook like me. There are also endless variations on the soup ingredients. Instead of stewed tomatoes I put in diced tomatoes. Instead of pasta I put in barley because stands up better to slow-cooking.
December 28, 2009
Very good.Added just about a tsp of pepper and mrs dash.Yummy
November 27, 2009
This makes the best turkey soup I've ever had. This is the second year in a row that I've used this recipe with our Thanksgiving turkey carcass. I leave out the tomatoes and only use 1-1/2 cups of pasta.