Delicious Leftover Turkey Soup with Rice

Warm and Flavorful Leftover Turkey Soup with Rice Recipe 

How to Make Leftover Turkey Soup with Rice? 

To prepare this soup, you need to collect all the ingredients and follow this recipe step by step. 

Step One

Start the preparation of the soup by taking care of vegetables. Properly wash and clean leek, carrot, and potato. Dice them in a proper shape. Also, take out frozen peas. Put all the vegetables in a large bowl and keep them aside.

Then you move towards adding spices to the soup. Start by putting dried oregano, garlic powder, chili flakes, salt, and pepper. Next, stir the ingredients and let them cook for a while. Complete this step by adding shredded turkey to the vegetable and uncooked rice mixture.

Step Three

After some time, add chicken broth and water to the pan. Then nicely stir all the ingredients and let the whole mixture get to a good boil for about 40 minutes. Once the soup is cooked, turn off the heat, and enjoy. 

Key Notes 

• The more flavorful your meat is, the nicer your soup will be. So, if you use leftover apple cider brined whole roasted turkey, leftover smoked turkey breast, or maple-glazed roasted turkey breast, the soup will taste better. 
• Make sure that you use the turkey within 5-6 days of cooking it to prepare this soup. 
• You can add a punch of freshness to the soup by putting nicely chopped parsley in it. 
• It’s a low-fat soup recipe. But you can remove extra fat by letting the broth chill for a while. This way, the extra fat will form a layer on the top that you can easily remove. 
• If you like lemon, you can add zest and lemon juice. 
• Also, if you are using brown rice for this soup, increase the cooking time by 10 minutes. 

Can You Freeze the Leftover Turkey Soup?

If you cannot finish the soup in one go, you can definitely store it in the fridge by transferring it to an air-tight container. But remember that since this soup has cooked rice in, it might not taste the same after refrigerating. 

Upon reheating, the texture and taste can go down. So, you must accordingly store the soup. 

How to Stop Rice from Getting Soggy?

If you don’t want to make the rice soggy, add it at the end. You can cook the rice in a separate container, and once the soup has been cooked, you can add rice to it. Then simmer the soup till the rice gets warm. 

What to Eat with Leftover Turkey Soup with Rice?

Ideally, leftover turkey soup with rice is a complete dish. But if you want to pair it with something, you can keep biscuit, bread, or toast on the side. 

How Many Times Can I Reheat the Leftover Turkey Soup?

Well, there is no limit to the number of times you can reheat the leftover turkey soup with rice. But it’s advised to limit the number of times you reheat. That’s because multiple reheating can bring down the taste. 

How to Thicken the Leftover Turkey Soup?

If the soup that you have prepared has become too watery, you can add flour, cornstarch, or any other kind of thickener to this. Whisk two to three tablespoons of flour in a separate bowl and then add it to the soup. Here are some more ways to thicken your soup.