This is a super easy crockpot recipe that makes use of leftovers, and what tastes better on a snowy cold day, than turkey soup?
I use turkey (leftover) if I have it. But if I don’t have it, it’s so easy to just put two chicken breasts in the crockpot seasoned and uncooked. This recipe is really forgiving and you can get creative if you want and I promise it will still taste great!
Really, you can throw in almost anything you like in soup. I generally use fresh-cut up veggies, but if you are pushed for time, Arctic Gardens has a nice soup mix of frozen veggies that really cuts down on time required. Another modification you can make is to use pasta instead of rice, or you can even put diced potatoes or frozen hash browns for your starch.
- Leftover turkey (alternatively can use 2 uncooked boneless skinless chicken breasts)
- Long grain wild rice (1 cup)
- 3 carrots peeled and sliced into rounds
- 1 onion peeled and chopped
- Celery diced
- Small turnip peeled and diced
- 1 carton chicken broth
- 1 Soupworks (Knorr) vegetable soup seasoning packet.
- 3-4 cups water
- Bay leaves (2)
- Fresh thyme
- Onion salt
- Place meat in crock pot- if you don’t have leftover turkey and want to use chicken, just placed uncooked seasoned (with salt and pepper) chicken breasts in crock pot.
- Add 1 cup uncooked rice
- Add diced (uncooked) onion, celery, and turnip- you may add whatever other vegetables to suit your taste
- Next, mix seasoning packet with 3-4 cups of water...I like plenty of broth, so I use 4 cups.
- Pour over the meat and veggies
- Add the carton of chicken broth and all the seasonings- iIf you like it super flavourful, add a bouillon cube or two as well
- Cover crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Stir occasionally
- At end of cooking time you can shred the meat with a fork, if needed
- Serve hot
OK…I have struggled with making a good turkey soup for EVER…and I made Vicki’s recipe this week…and it was delicious! So easy…love that it’s made in the crockpot…and it was so nice to have it in the fridge for lunches and leftovers. Thank you Vicki…my search for perfecting Turkey Soup…is OVER! 😉
If you enjoyed this recipe, you can check out some more of Vicki’s creations
Looks delicious! Also, sweet milkglass bowl. 🙂