Do you have leftover turkey? What do you like to do with it? Make sandwiches? Have you ever tried making Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Rice Soup Recipe?
If you are lucky to have leftovers, this is one of the best things to do with it. I love having soup the next day after the Thanksgiving holiday.
The richly flavored turkey makes this soup one of a kind. It tastes so flavorful, light, and satisfying. It also keeps you warm and cozy on a cool fall day.
This soup recipe is so easy to make and offers cravable flavors of turkey, vegetables, and rice. When else in the year can you enjoy Leftover Turkey Soup? Enjoy my friends!
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📋 Recipe Ingredients
- Water
- Bay leaves
- Potatoes
- Organic carrots
- Leftover turkey meat
- Organic chicken bullion
- olive oil
- Mrs. Dash seasoning
- Garlic salt
- Sea salt
- Long white rice
- Fresh organic parsley
- Dill
🔪 Recipe Instructions
How to Make Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Rice Soup
Peel, and rinse potatoes and carrots. Cube the potatoes (I rinse the cubed potatoes once more to get rid of the starch), slice the smaller half of each carrot and grate the larger end. Set aside until ready for use.
Into a large castiron pot add water, 3 bay leaves, and ½ tsp. of sea salt. Bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, add cubed potatoes, and sliced carrots.
Also, add leftover Thanksgiving turkey meat, chicken bullion and let it simmer for 10 min.
While the soup is simmering saute carrots. Heat a small frying pan over medium heat, add shredded carrots, 1 tbsp. of olive oil, salt, Mrs. Dash seasoning, and garlic salt. Saute for 5 minutes stirring every minute or so.
Add saute carrots to the soup, well-rinsed rice, and let it simmer for 10 more minutes. Then add parsley and dill.
Remove soup pot from heat and let it rest for 20 minutes before serving.
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Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Rice Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Rice Soup Ingredients
- 12 cups (2.8 L) – water
- 3 - bay leaves
- 4 - medium potatoes
- 3 - large carrots
- 1 lb. (454 g) – leftover turkey meat (any kind)
- 1 tbsp. (30 ml) – organic chicken bullion
- 1 tbsp. – olive oil
- 1 tsp. – Mrs. Dash seasoning
- 1 tsp. – garlic salt
- ½ tsp. – sea salt + ½ tsp. for the soup or to taste
- ½ cup – long white rice
- 2 tbsp. - fresh parsley
- 1 tbs. – frozen fresh dill
Instructions
Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Rice Soup Instructions
- Peel, and rinse potatoes and carrots. Cube the potatoes (I rinse the cubed potatoes once more to get rid of the starch), slice the smaller half of each carrot and shred the larger end. Set aside until ready for use.
- Into a large soup pot add water, 3 bay leaves and ½ tsp. of sea salt. Bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, add cubed potatoes, and sliced carrots.
- Also, add leftover Thanksgiving turkey meat, chicken bullion and let it simmer for 10 min.
- While the soup is simmering saute carrots. Heat a small pan over medium heat, add shredded carrots, 1 tbsp. of olive oil, salt, Mrs. Dash seasoning, and garlic salt. Saute for 5 minutes stirring every minute or so.
- Add saute carrots to the soup, well-rinsed rice, and let it simmer for 10 more minutes. Then add parsley and dill.
- Remove soup pot from heat and let it rest for 20 minutes before serving.
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Lena says
Hi Valya! I made this soup since I had roasted a turkey and had a lot of meat. This recipe is going in my recipe collection. Came out so good. I added some fried onions for extra flavors.
Thank you for sharing!
God bless you!!
Valya's Taste of Home says
I'm glad to hear that our favorite soup recipe has now become yours! I do add fried onion sometimes too. Thank you for sharing your feedback and an amazing five-star review!
jessica says
Whats the amount of garlic powder you used? Thanks (under instructions #4)
Valya of Valya's Taste of Home says
Do you mean garlic salt? 1 tsp. of garlic salt.
Lena says
Oh I agree
my mom was pleased to taste it because she is really sick and I just thought of making it to cheer her up
My mom is very sick and your website always has those great recipes that make her day
Thank you!!!!
www.valyastasteofhome.com says
I'm glad to hear that my recipes are helping you cook for the family.
Lena says
Me and my mom tried it and it was awesome just now!
www.valyastasteofhome.com says
That's great! I'm glad you liked the recipe. We love it as well. You can use chicken breast if you don't have turkey any time of the year.
Eva says
Thank you for another wonderful recipe, Valya! I've been looking for a perfect leftover turkey soup recipe like this and I found the one! This soup was indescribably delicious! Thank you again!
www.valyastasteofhome.com says
I'm glad you found what you were looking for and enjoyed the soup. Thank you for your feedback! 🙂
Marina says
Made this soup and it's a keeper! Truly easy to make, but super tasty. We all loved It. Thanks for the recipe!
www.valyastasteofhome.com says
Im so happy to hear that! Truly delicious and satisfying. Thank you for sharing your experience with me! 🙂