Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Kale Soup

With a seasoned tomato broth and hearty veggies, this Turkey Kale Soup is so comforting. And the right soup to make post-Thanksgiving with leftover turkey! It comes collectively merely, which suggests a fast and simple dinner everybody will love. It’s additionally Paleo and Complete30 pleasant, too.

If you’ll be able to make the most of the leftovers of a turkey carcass to make broth with, as I did, it takes this soup as much as one other stage! The higher the broth, the higher the soup, so ensure when you aren’t making your personal to purchase a superb high quality model!

Elements Used

• Leftover Turkey (see substitutions beneath)
• Kale
• Canned Diced Tomatoes
• Onions + Garlic
• Celery
• Carrots
• Olive Oil
• Italian seasoning
• Salt + Pepper
• Turkey or Rooster Broth
• White Beans (skip out on these for Paleo and Complete30)

Substitutions

Turkey: You should use leftover turkey for this recipe. Or, you should utilize leftover shredded rooster. Moreover, it’s also possible to make this recipe with floor turkey, if you’d like! The recipe has a notice on easy methods to substitute this in.

Kale: Be happy to make use of no matter kind of kale that you just like. You additionally might swap in one other kind of inexperienced right here as a substitute, akin to collards, chard or contemporary spinach. If altering up the greens, akin to spinach, it’d must be added later within the recipe.

Broth: We’ve linked a recipe for easy methods to make your personal turkey broth from the leftover turkey, or you should utilize do-it-yourself or store-bought turkey or rooster inventory.

Beans: We love the addition of beans, however you may additionally omit them for Complete30 or Paleo diets. Or you may change the beans with pasta, to make this a bit heartier.

Learn how to Make Your Personal Turkey Inventory or Bone Broth

I made an excellent fast turkey bone broth with the leftover carcass and it was so easy! I used the Immediate Pot, in fact, however it’s also possible to do that on the stovetop. I put the entire carcass, a couple of aromatics, spices, and water within the Immediate Pot and cooked on excessive strain for 50 minutes. It may need been the perfect broth I’ve ever tasted and was simply so good on this soup. I’ve linked the directions within the notes of the recipe if you wish to make your personal as properly. If you happen to don’t wish to make it you should utilize common bone broth or inventory.

How Lengthy to Retailer this Soup

Properly, that depends upon a couple of elements, together with what substances you used to make this soup.

If you happen to made this soup with contemporary leftover turkey (as in, the day after Thanksgiving) you may retailer this soup for 2-Three days within the fridge. You can even freeze this soup for 2-Three months.

If nonetheless, you made this soup with leftover turkey Three-Four days after Thanksgiving in an effort to make use of up a number of the leftover turkey…I don’t counsel storing it in any respect. Eat it contemporary the day you make the soup.

And when you’ve made this soup with leftover shredded rooster, the identical guidelines apply.