Slow Cooker Turkey Noodle Soup

This delightful and comforting soup is perfect for chilly days and when you are wanting that warm nostalgic feeling. This soup is very similar to classic Chicken Noodle Soup except it uses leftover turkey and turkey stock. I like to make this soup using the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. You can easily make a turkey stock using the carcass and add these vegetables, blend of herbs, and leftover turkey to make this delicious soup.

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

How to Make Turkey Noodle Soup

First you will need to assemble the following ingredients:

• Olive oil – oil is used to keep the vegetables from sticking to the pan, if you want to omit it try using anon stick pan and add a bit of water to it.
• Dry white wine – white wine is perfect for deglazing the bottom of the pan.
• Thyme – thyme is very strong and adds a nice herb flavor to the soup.
• Bay Leaves – bay leaves add some earthy flavor to this soup.
• Rosemary – this strong herbaceous flavor is perfect for making a delicious stock.
• Sea salt – salt is necessary to season the soup, be careful to not over salt.
• Black Pepper– this adds some heat to the soup but not much, add fresh ground if you can.
• Turkey Stock – a rich stock makes a soup. You can make your own turkey stock in a slow cooker see our recipe.
• Turkey – cooked turkey is perfect for this recipe. I like to make my own stock with the turkey carcass and use the extra turkey I pick off then for this soup.
• Egg Noodles – egg noodles help soak up some of the stock and add another texture.
• Spinach – I like to use some spinach to add a nice fresh element to the soup, you can omit if you prefer.

Use this Method

Sauté

Heat olive oil in a large pot, add onion and sauté. Add the celery and carrots and soften. Add the white wine and scrape the bottom of the pot, let it soak into the vegetables.

Slow Cooker

Add the rest of the ingredients besides the spinach and egg noodles to the slow cooker and set on high for 2-4 hours or low for 6 hours.

Cook Noodles

Add the egg noodles and cook slow cooker on high about 10 minutes till noodles are soft.

Adjust

Add the spinach and stir to wilt. Taste and add more salt and pepper as needed.

Tips and Tricks to Perfect Turkey Noodle Soup

Add some lemon. One of the best additions to this soup is some fresh squeezed lemon right before serving. Lemon adds some acidity for a wonderful sharp flavor.

Make this without noodles. If you want to make this without noodles just add about 2-3 cups more spinach and other vegetables.

Season to taste. One of the most important things in cooking is seasoning to taste. This means tasting the finished soup and adding more salt slowly until you can taste all the soup ingredients. Salt is key.

FAQs

Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.

If you want to freeze the soup let it cool before adding the noodles and spinach and freeze it then.

Sauté the vegetables in the bottom then once you have added everything but the spinach and noodles cook on slow cooker or high pressure for an hour. Add the noodles and spinach and cook about 5 minutes on high. Enjoy!

Sides to ENjoy with your SOup

When you are sick there is nothing better than this slow cooker turkey noodle soup. Some of my favorite things to have with this soup are classic salad and bread. Try these crispy salads and crusty breads with your soup:

Southwest Cobb Salad with Creamy Cumin Dressing

Beef and Tahini Salad

Fattoush Salad

Berry Burrata Salad

Bread to Enjoy with your Soup

Overnight Garlic Herb Focaccia

The Best Easy No Knead Bread

Easy Jalapeño Cheddar Bread

Homemade Yeast Rolls Recipe

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