Leftover Turkey Soup
This leftover turkey soup recipe is a delicious and simple way to use up leftover turkey or rotisserie chicken!
Servings: 6
Equipment
- This is an affiliate link.Soup pot
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 onion or 2 shallots
- 1 carrot large
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 clove garlic
- 4 sprigs thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1½ litres / 6 cups turkey or chicken stock
- 75g / 1/2 cup giant/pearl couscous
- 250g / 2 cups cooked turkey or chicken
- 2 This is an affiliate link.bay leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
Instructions
- Saute chopped onion, celery, carrots and a clove of garlic with thyme leaves in oil and butter over low heat for 5 minutes. Add turkey or chicken stock, cooked turkey, bay leaves and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the giant couscous or noodles and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat until the couscous is tender. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
Notes
- Homemade or ready made turkey or chicken stock is suitable.
- You can use noodles instead of Israeli couscous
Nutrition
Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 458mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1919IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg