Easy Turkey Soup

Recipe Notes

Busy Days Require The Easiest Turkey Soup Recipe

This morning I woke up from the most restful nights sleep. I think I got good 9 hours last night. I woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed at 6 AM. I stretched leisurely and got out out of bed to find a pot of fresh coffee.  By 8 AM I had finished my morning five mile run and a 45 min session of yoga, plus was able to get my daughter off and ready for school. I packed her an organic lunch of salad and those cute little sandwiches cut like flowers. While I was packing lunches and getting ready for work my husband made me a scrumptious breakfast of fresh fruit and poached eggs.

<<RECORD SCRATCH AND HYSTERICAL LAUGHING>>

Sigh!!!!

In my dreams this is how my morning was! Is anyone else running around like a crazy person getting ready for the next part of the holiday season? Just as the kitchen is cleaned up from the Thanksgiving festivities it's time to string lights, put up a tree and shop til you drop. 🎄🎁☃️ On top of all the extra things you need to get done in the next few weeks you still have to get dinner on the table, go to work, keep up with kids and housework and get a workout in.  I do have good news though. One, God made wine. And two, I have the easiest turkey soup recipe. A big pot of turkey soup is just what the doctor ordered for busy cold nights when you don't want to have to make dinner and clean up one more time. Luckily you have left overs. 🍗

The first thing I do after Thanksgiving is take the left over turkey and carcass and make a giant pot of turkey bone broth. Bone broth is super nourishing. There is a reason why chicken soup heals you. To make turkey bone broth, follow the directions below.

Turkey Bone Broth

1. Add all of your turkey left overs to a giant stock pot and fill with water until the bones are covered. You can add a carrot, a stalk of celery, some diced onion and a bay leaf. A lot of times I just leave this out and season the soup when I make it.
2. Bring this entire mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer.
3. Let simmer for several hours until you have a nice rich colored broth. Add a little extra water if too much liquid is evaporating off.
4. Strain the whole pot making sure to reserve all of the liquid.
5. Set aside turkey until cool enough to handle.
6. Pull meat from the bones and reserve so that it can be added to soup later.
7. Reserve cartilage, skin and other scraps for your four legged friend. (Do not give dogs poultry bones unless it is the back or neck bones. Long bones can splinter and cause choking)

I put the meat aside for soup or pot pie. I save the scraps for Dexter, our giant Lab/Great Dane rescue that takes up a huge chunk of real estate at our house. I save the bone broth for two post thanksgiving traditions. 1) Turkey Soup and 2) Turkey broth with dumpling noodles.

This turkey soup is the easiest thing you can make with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. And it makes an awesome and easy work through lunch meal. Your are Welcome!!