This soup adds all the Thanksgiving leftovers together to create a soup! You guessed it, the turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, dressing, peas, and carrots can all be mixed together in a hearty delicious Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Soup.
How do you make The Soup?
You mix together all your leftovers and add broth and gravy for a perfect Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Soup, and then heat it up!
What other soups can you use your Thanksgiving Leftovers in?
- Instant Pot Wild Rice Sub in the Turkey for Chicken
- Southwest Turkey Soup!
- Crockpot Turkey Soup
How about Turkey Pot Pie as an alternative?
What leftovers are best left alone?
Cranberries are not great in the soup as they make it Pink, and no one wants to eat Pink soup!
Here are a Few other Ideas for leftovers
If you have a hard time with leftovers, Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Soup is a versatile option, but here are a few ideas!
Instant Pot Wild Rice Soup but sub in Turkey for the chicken is a great idea!
Another easy substitute is Turkey Pot Pie! You guessed it, sub in turkey for the chicken
Cranberries:
- Cranberry Orange Muffins
- Cranberry Wild Rice Salad with Cranberry dressing made from leftover sauce
- Fennel and Apple Salad with Cranberry Dressing
More Festive Favorites
- 10 Thanksgiving Side Recipes
- Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
- Italian Christmas Cookies
- 12 Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes
- Christmas Brunch Recipes
As always, I keep my recipes accessible with ingredients you can use more than once! This is why the Turkey Cranberry and Walnut Salad is perfect for your weekly menu planning. It is a versatile dish that complements any table setting, making Turkey Cranberry and Walnut Salad a staple in festive gatherings.
However you find your way to the holiday table make sure to find creative uses for the leftovers!
Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup leftover gravy
- 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
- 1 cup leftover prepared stuffing
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried sage crumbled
- 2 teaspoons all purpose poultry seasoning
- 1 cup leftover vegetables
- 2 cups leftover cooked turkey chopped into bite size pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Put the gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, chicken broth and seasoning in a medium pot and stir until combined.
- Heat the soup over medium-high heat until it is simmering, make sure the stuffing and mashed potatoes gets well combined and start to brea up as this gives your soup a creaming filling texture.
- Stir in the veggies and turkey and continue to heat until warm
- Add salt and pepper
