Mom's Turkey Soup

Name: Mom's Turkey Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 turkey carcass, leftover from carving a whole turkey, including any leftover drippings or giblets (not the liver) if you have them; Cold water; 1 medium to large yellow onion, quartered or cut into thick wedges; 1 to 2 carrots, roughly chopped (can include tops); 1 celery rib (roughly chopped) and some celery tops; Several sprigs of fresh parsley; 1 to 2 sprigs of thyme, or a teaspoon of dried thyme; 1 bay leaf; 5 to 10 peppercorns; Salt; Pepper; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 cup chopped carrots; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup chopped celery; A couple cloves garlic, minced; 3 to 4 quarts of the turkey stock you just made; A few sprigs of fresh parsley, leaves chopped (about 2 to 4 Tbsp); 2 teaspoons of poultry seasoning (more to taste) or a combination of ground sage, thyme, marjoram, and/or a bouillon cube; Salt and pepper to taste; 4 to 8 ounces of egg noodles OR 1/2 to 1 cup dry rice (optional, skip egg noodles for gluten-free version); 2 to 4 cups of leftover chopped or shredded cooked turkey meat (don't use any of the meat from making the stock, the goodness will have been cooked out of it by then)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:30min

A big turkey dinner means turkey soup is on deck! Use up leftover turkey and the turkey carcass in this delicious turkey noodle soup to enjoy for days.

Updated at: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:37:31 GMT