Best Turkey Vegetable Soup Recipes

TURKEY AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place whole turkey in a large stockpot. Add 1/2 of the onions, carrots, and celery. Add bay leaves, salt and pepper. Cover the turkey with 3 quarts of water. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove stock from heat and strain through a fine mesh sieve, saving the liquid (about 2 quarts) and turkey meat, discarding the vegetables.
• Saute remaining onions, carrots, and celery until wilted, about 4 minutes. Add to strained stock. Add the remaining vegetables, and garlic to the stock. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the meat from the turkey carcass and dice. Add the meat, herbs, and cooked macaroni to stock. Heat through.
• Ladle the soup into each serving bowl and serve with the crusty bread.

TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, combine the broth, potatoes, carrots, celery and onions. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. , Add the corn, lima beans, turkey, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer 10 minutes longer.

TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP WITH STUFFING DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Put the turkey carcass, quartered onions, coarsely chopped carrots and celery, smashed garlic, bay leaf, and peppercorns in a large stockpot and add enough cold water to just cover, about 2 quarts. Bring the water to a boil, and then reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook for 1 hour. Remove from the heat and strain the solids from the broth. Pour the liquid through a fine mesh strainer and reserve; you should have about 10 to 12 cups broth.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the eggs, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and some black pepper together until smooth. Add the stuffing and mix until well combined; cover and reserve.
• Wipe the stockpot clean with a paper towel. Heat the oil in the pot over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and garlic and cook until soft and translucent, about 6 minutes. Add the sliced carrots and celery, thyme sprigs, and reserved broth and bring to a simmer; cook vegetables are just soft, about 10 minutes.
• Roll level tablespoons of the dumpling mixture into balls with wet hands (see note) and drop into the simmering soup; cook until dumplings float, 3-4 minutes. Gently stir in the turkey meat, corn, and season with salt and pepper, and simmer until heated through. Serve immediately.

SKINNY TURKEY-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onions, carrots, celery and red pepper in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in the water, tomatoes, peas, bay leaf, bouillon, basil, thyme, cumin, pepper and, if desired, pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, cook orzo according to package directions; drain. Stir orzo and turkey into soup; heat through. Discard bay leaf. Sprinkle with cilantro. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth, water or milk if necessary.

TURKEY AND VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots and onion; cook and stir until carrots are crisp-tender, 4-5 minutes., Stir in barley and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until carrots and barley are tender, 10-15 minutes. Stir in turkey, spinach and pepper; heat through.

CHUNKY TURKEY-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan with a lid, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
• Add sweet potato, tomatoes and their juice, broth, 1 cup water, and rosemary; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Cover; cook until potato is tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Stir in turkey; add escarole in 2 batches, waiting for the first batch to wilt before adding the second. Cover, and simmer just until turkey is heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.

GROUND TURKEY & VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Brown turkey in a large saucepan; drain.
• Add onion, carrots, celery.
• Sauté about 5 minutes Add tomato juice, beans, broth diced tomatoes and spices.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce heat.
• Simmer covered 45 minutes to 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.
• Add Worcestershire sauce and simmer another 5 minutes.
• Put in bowls.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Serves 6.

VEGETABLE TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute the turkey, celery and onion until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. , Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf. Soup may be frozen for up to 3 months.

CREAM OF TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the carrots, celery and onion in butter until tender. Stir in the turkey, water, potatoes, bouillon, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Stir in 2 cups milk. Combine flour and remaining milk until smooth. Stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. ,

TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, stir together the turkey drippings, water, turkey legs, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cover the pot; simmer until the turkey meat is starting to fall from the bones, about 30 minutes. Remove turkey legs, and pick the meat from the bones; return the leg meat to the soup.
• Whisk 1/4 cup of flour with 1/2 cup of milk in a bowl until smooth, and stir the mixture into the soup. Return soup to simmer, stirring constantly, and cook until thickened, about 30 more minutes. Mix in the cubed cooked turkey meat, red potatoes, onion, carrots, and celery; cover the pot again, and simmer until the celery is tender, about 30 more minutes.

GROUND TURKEY AND BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Lightly coat a 4-quart Dutch oven or pot with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat. Cook ground turkey in hot Dutch oven about 5 minutes or until no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Drain off any fat. Stir in water, undrained tomatoes, V8 juice, barley, split peas, salt, oregano, basil, black pepper and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Stir celery into soup mixture. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes more or until celery and barley are tender. Remove and discard bay leaf. Makes.

SLOW COOKER TURKEY AND VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground turkey in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion and saute until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Add 4 cups water, diced tomatoes with juice, potatoes, carrots, bell pepper, celery, lentils, broccoli, frozen corn, molasses, bay leaves, bouillon cubes, basil, salt, and pepper.
• Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 5 to 6 hours, adding up to 2 cups more water depending on how thick you want the soup.

CURRIED TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Stir in flour and curry until blended. Gradually stir in broth. Add the potatoes, celery, carrots, parsley and sage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Stir in the turkey, half-and-half, spinach, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until spinach is wilted and soup is heated through.

CREAMY VEGETABLE TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, carrots, onion and celery; cook and stir 8-10 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended; gradually stir in broth., Bring to a boil. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until pasta is tender. Stir in turkey and cream; heat through (do not boil).

HEARTY TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat stock pot on medium heat and add the olive oil.
• Saute onions and garlic until just transparent -- 5 minutes.
• Add celery, cabbage and mushrooms cooking and stirring until soft -- 5 more minutes.
• Add potato, green beans, salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme.
• Pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil; then turn down to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes.
• Add macaroni, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add butter beans, and turkey or chicken, cooking just until heated.
• Taste for seasoning and serve.

TURKEY VEGETABLE NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place turkey carcass into a large stock pot and completely cover with water.
• Bring water to a boil and then turn down to 7 (medium high) and cook with lid on for approxiamately 2 hours.
• Remove all bones and keep any meat that you can remove from the bones so you can place the meat back into the pot.
• Add the remaining ingredients and 2-3 cups of water to the pot and simmer for 1-2 hours.
• Enjoy!

CHUNKY TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the broth, lima beans, potato, carrot, celery and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add turkey and pasta; cook until heated through. Stir in parsley.

HEARTY TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook turkey and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add zucchini and carrot; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, pasta sauce, beans, tomatoes, parsley, oregano, pepper and hot pepper sauce., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Just before serving, stir in pasta.

PRESSURE COOKER HEARTY TURKEY-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In pressure cooker, heat oil; sauté garlic 10 seconds.
• Add tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves and salt.
• Stand the 2 drumsticks, meaty side down, in the soup.
• Lock cooker lid in place and, over high heat, bring to high pressure.
• Adjust heat to maintain pressure and cook 12 minutes.
• Let the pressure drop naturally, or reduce pressure with a quick-release method.
• Remove lid, tilting it away from you to allow excess steam to escape.
• Remove drumsticks from soup; cut meat from bone.
• Cut the meat into 1-inch chunks; return it to the pot.
• Discard the bone, or reserve it for stock.
• Stir in the peas, corn and parsley; boil over medium heat until cooked, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

CREAMY TURKEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add potatoes and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the turkey, vegetables, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Cook 10-12 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Stir in cream; heat through (do not boil).