Overrun with turkey or chicken leftovers? This turkey soup recipe is a little different from the norm. Soba noodles and veggies make this a powerhouse of nutrients and flavor!
Turkey Soup Recipe with Soba Noodles
Whether you have leftover turkey or chicken in your fridge, this turkey soup recipe is a fantastic way to put those leftovers to good use. It's hard to beat out the turkey and corn chowder that took the top spot in my family's hearts a few years ago, but this soba noodle soup is doing an awfully good job of vying for first place.
A rich broth, flavored with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and hoisin sauce puts a new spin on the standard turkey noodle soup while offering up a ton of protein and veggie power. All in less than 30 minutes!
And if you're looking for more Thanksgiving leftover recipe ideas, be sure to check out 21 Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes for ways to use up your extra turkey, mashed and sweet potatoes, stuffing and cranberry sauce.
Tips for making this leftover turkey soup recipe:
- If you're ever in doubt where to start when making a soup, sauteing some aromatics is almost always square one. In the case of this turkey noodle soup recipe, that means sauteing some yellow onion, green onions, ginger and garlic in a little canola oil and sesame oil. Oh yeah, and don't forget the mushrooms. Your kitchen should be smelling great now!
- Like with many turkey or chicken soups, the base is broth. Use either turkey or chicken broth - whichever you have on hand. Then, to carry on with the Asian-inspired flavors, doctor up the broth with a few tablespoons of soy sauce and hoisin sauce.
- Bring the broth to a boil and add the soba noodles, which take just 4 to 5 minutes to cook. Soba noodles can be found in the international aisle of many supermarkets or on Amazon (affiliate).
- Last step? Stir in the chopped, leftover turkey (or chicken) and the sliced Napa cabbage. Remove the saucepan from the heat - the heat of the broth will be enough to warm up the turkey and wilt the cabbage.
Are soba noodles gluten free?
- The unhelpful answer is, "That depends." In other words, some soba noodles are gluten free and others aren't, so you need to be sure to read the ingredients list if you follow a gluten-free diet.
- Soba noodles are made with buckwheat flour which, despite the name, isn't actually wheat. However, often soba noodles dough is kneaded with wheat flour, which is a no-no in the gluten-free world. Again...read the labels. These soba noodles are gluten-free (affiliate link).
- If you are making a gluten-free soup, using the appropriate soba noodles, be sure to also use tamari (gluten-free soy sauce) and gluten-free hoisin sauce (affiliate links).
Other healthy leftover turkey recipes:
Light Turkey (or Chicken) & Corn Chowder {Cookin' Canuck}
Turkey Panini with Apple, Cheddar & Arugula {Cookin' Canuck}
Leftover Holiday Turkey Farro Cranberries Recipe {Reluctant Entertainer}
Turkey Wild Rice Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms {A Farmgirl's Dabbles}
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Turkey Soup Recipe with Soba Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 12 ounces crimini mushrooms sliced
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 3 green onions chopped, white/light green & dark green parts divided
- 2 tablespoons minced ginger
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 6 cups reduced sodium chicken or turkey broth
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 4 ounce bundle soba noodles
- 8 ounces 3 cups chopped cooked turkey (or chicken) breast
- 4 cups chopped Napa cabbage
Instructions
- Heat the canola and sesame oils in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, white/light green parts of the green onion and the ginger. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
- Stir in the chicken broth, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and rice vinegar. Bring the mixture to a boil, then add the soba noodles. Return the mixture to a boil, turn the heat down slightly and cook until the noodles are tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Remove the soup from the heat, stir in the turkey and heat until the meat is warm. Stir in the cabbage until the cabbage is wilted.
- Stir in the remaining green onions. Serve.
Notes
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