The Turkey Soup Recipes You Need After Thanksgiving

Use that leftover turkey and cook up a big cozy pot of comfort.

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You did it. Thanksgiving dinner is over. After you’ve stuffed yourself full of turkey and stuffing, cleared the dishes from the table and settled down in front of the TV, there should always be one guy left in the kitchen. The turkey carcass.

For as long as I can remember, my mother put our leftover turkey carcass in a stockpot full of water, wisely cooking every last ounce of meat from the bones and turning it into soup. She reserved the bulk of the leftover meat for turkey sandwiches, but the last bits that were clinging to the bone gave our turkey soup all the flavor it could ever need.

Whether you want to make a simple chicken noodle-style soup, a thick stew or a broth with Asian influences, we’ve got you covered. Check out this collection of our favorite turkey soup recipes, and let us know which is your favorite.

1
The Pretend Baker
Leftover Turkey Broccoli Soup with Stuffing Croutons
Get the Leftover Turkey Broccoli Soup with Stuffing Croutons recipe from The Pretend Baker
2
Foodie Crush
Turkey Pot Pie Soup
Get the Turkey Pot Pie Soup recipe from Foodie Crush
3
Foodie Crush
Roasted Butternut Squash And Turkey Chili
4
Cookin' Canuck
Light Turkey And Corn Chowder
Get the Light Turkey and Corn Chowder recipe from Cookin' Canuck
5
A Spicy Perspective
Creamy Poblano And Turkey Soup
Get the Creamy Poblano and Turkey Soup recipe from A Spicy Perspective
6
Mountain Mama Cooks
Leftover Turkey And Wild Rice Soup
Get the Leftover Turkey and Wild Rice Soup recipe from Mountain Mama Cooks
7
Handle The Heat
Turkey Pot Pie Soup
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8
Simply Recipes
Turkey Soup With Lemon And Barley
Get the Turkey Soup with Lemon and Barley recipe from Simply Recipes
9
Alexandra Stafford/Food52
Canal House Turkey And Potato Soup
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10
Simply Recipes
Chipotle Turkey Pozole
Get the Chipotle Turkey Pozole recipe from Simply Recipes
11
Food52
Turkey Pho
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12
Simply Recipes
Spicy Turkey Soup With Yogurt, Chickpeas And Mint
13
Simply Recipes
Curried Turkey Soup
Get the Curried Turkey Soup recipe from Simply Recipes

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