Hearty Turkey Soup Recipes

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.

HEARTY TURKEY BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Cook turkey in Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in barley, broth, tomatoes and pepper steak sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in frozen vegetables. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until barley is tender.

HEARTY TURKEY SOUP WITH PARSLEY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine turkey carcass, water, 1 cup celery, 2 carrots, onion, 2 teaspoons salt, thyme, bouillon, and bay leaf in large 4 quart stockpot. Bring to boiling. Lower heat, and cover. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Strain stock, and discard solids. Skim off fat using ladle or fat separator. Pick meat off bones when cooled. Reserve meat.
• Combine 6 tablespoons flour and 1/2 cup milk in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake to combine. Pour stock into pot. Bring to simmering. Strain flour mixture through sieve into stock, stirring.
• Slice remaining 3 carrots. Add rutabaga, ground pepper, remaining 1/2 cup celery, and sliced carrots. Simmer 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• While the soup is simmering, prepare the dumplings. Combine parsley and bread in processor; whirl until medium size crumbs. Add 1 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; process just until combined. Add 1/2 cup milk and butter; process using on-off pulses just until blended.
• Drop mounded tablespoons of dumpling mixture into simmering soup. Place cover on pot. Cook for 12 minutes, or until dumplings are dry in center. Add turkey meat; cook 3 minutes, or until heated through.

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.

HEARTY TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan or stockpot; add mushrooms and saute about 5 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in chicken broth, barley, onion, sage and pepper.
• Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes or until barley is almost tender.
• Stir in carrot, celery, zucchini and tomatoes; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add turkey and continue to cook, covered, about 15 minutes or until barley and vegetables are tender.

HEARTY BARLEY TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water and turkey carcass to a boil in a large pot; add 1 1/2 cup chopped onion, 3 stalks celery, 1/2 cup chopped carrot, peppercorns, 1 pinch thyme, and 1 bay leaf. Simmer, skimming excess fat and foam from top of stock as needed, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Add more water to stock as it evaporates. Remove carcass from stock and cool. Pull meat from bones and shred; refrigerate until needed. Strain stock and return liquid to pot.
• Mix 1 1/2 pounds carrots, 2 onions, 6 stalks celery, barley, mushrooms, 2 bay leaves, salt, marjoram, black pepper, and 1 pinch thyme into turkey stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup, stirring occasionally, until barley is fully cooked, 1 hour and 20 minutes. Add turkey meat to the soup and simmer for 10 more minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.

HEARTY TURKEY 'N' RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add celery, carrot and mushrooms; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until tender. Stir in broth, cheese, turkey, rice, bouillon, celery salt and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese is melted and soup is heated through.