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Turkey Club Soup Recipe

By: Andrea Alden

No, we didn’t start an exclusive, member’s only, league for people who are strange birds. Turkey Club Soup has all the amazing deliciousness of a club sandwich without the bread and mayo! I am sure that you are super tired of hearing about turkey after such an amazing Thanksgiving; but if you are like me and had 9 lbs. of a 12 lb. turkey leftover, you will want to try this recipe too. Making the stock is supremely easy. Actually, the whole recipe is! You get to set-and-forget twice! The end result is a better bowl of soup than anything that comes from a can. If you think you don’t have time to make delicious, healthy soup, think again!

Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
600 min
Yield
15
Difficulty
Medium

Turkey Club Soup Recipe

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Ingredients

Method

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Ingredients

Turkey Stock

turkey carcass, legs, wings, neck
(fresh or frozen)

carrots, cleaned and broken in half

onions, quartered

2 stalks

celery, cleaned and broken

3 cloves

garlic, peeled and crushed

2 tbsp. 

black peppercorns

15 qt. / 14 gal.

of water


Turkey Soup

all of the turkey stock

3 large

carrots, peeled and sliced into even rounds

1 medium 

onion, diced

3 stalks 

celery, cleaned and sliced

2 cloves

garlic, grated (or more we don’t judge)

1 whole 

turkey breast, or equivalent, shredded or cubed, try salvaging from the turkey used for the stock

1 cup

uncooked rice  (not instant)

6 slices

bacon, cooked crisp, roughly chopped

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method
  1. To prepare your delicious turkey stock, preheat your grill, or oven, to 250°F. While preheating, add all the turkey stock ingredients to a dutch oven, or oven safe pot with a lid. If you don’t have a big enough dutch oven for all of the turkey carcass and ingredients, do two batches, or divide things in half, between two pots. This can be done overnight. Place the full and covered dutch oven(s) or pot(s) into the grill or oven and leave them overnight or for at least 6 and up to 9 hours. No peaking. Once done, remove large chunks to a plate for meat salvage, then strain through a mesh sieve for the best turkey broth ever. 
  2. Pour your healthy turkey broth into the biggest stockpot in your arsenal. (We used a 16 qt. pot.) Add the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, turkey, and rice. Simmer gently for 45 minutes. 
  3. When the carrots are tender and the rice cooked through, add the bacon. Simmer for another 5 minutes or so.  
  4. Taste test the soup before adding salt and pepper to taste. 
  5. Serve with some fresh bread and butter, on a chilly day. This soup also freezes well for a quick fresh meal. 

Turkey Club Soup is easy to make, requires very little effort, just a bit of time. When you’re done, you will have enough Turkey Club Soup to feed a small army, or yourself for a whole winter. How do you warm up on a winter’s day? 

Happy Grilling! 

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Enjoy this soup on a cold day

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PRO TIP: Freeze this soup in single servings for easy meals

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This recipe is a great way to use leftovers

AndreaAlden
Andrea Alden

I used to be the Sultana of Sizzle, but you can call me Andrea. I have always been passionate about food. Even though I was majoring in Art and Graphic Design, I would frequently be found cooking for my friends and family.

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RecipeBlog - Turkey Soup - serve

Enjoy this soup on a cold day

RecipeBlog - Turkey Soup - serve2

PRO TIP: Freeze this soup in single servings for easy meals

RecipeBlog - Turkey Soup - serve3

This recipe is a great way to use leftovers