Best Ever Creamy Turkey Noodle Soup
"This is terrific, creamy soup and a really easy, delicious way to get rid of some of that leftover turkey."
photo by bannhh1976
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup light butter
- 2⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon herbes de provence
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon celery seed
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon pepper
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
- 8 ounces wide egg noodles
- 3 cups shredded cooked turkey
directions
- Melt butter in a large soup pot.
- Add flour and quickly stir for about 1-2 mins until the flour is somewhat "cooked".
- Add the milk, salt and broth and whir with a hand blender til smooth.
- Add to the pot the herbes de provence, bay leaves, celery seed, garlic powder, lemon pepper, and black pepper.
- Simmer until beginning to thicken and add in the cream cheese, cut into cubes. Stir until smooth.
- Stir in the water and egg noodles, and cook for about 8 - 10 mins, until the noodles are tender.
- Stir in the parmesan and turkey.
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Reviews
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This soup was a huge hit in my house, and my husband is not a soup eater. I made a few changes by adding 1/2 chopped onion, 2 chopped large carrots and 2 chopped celery ribs to the butter until softened. I threw all of the turkey bones and carcass in a pot with celery, fresh parsley, thyme and 8 peppercorns and boiled for two hours. Strained that and used that broth in place of the chicken broth. I also used large macaroni in the place of the egg noodles. The seasonings were perfect. A great winter night meal. -
WOW!!! This is rich, and extremely tasty. I used leftover rotisserie chicken instead of turkey and it turned out great. I did cut the lemon pepper in half because mine can be salty, but that was a mistake. I would use the entire amount next time. I also would use all chicken broth instead of part water as well. I did add some shredded carrot in for color and next time I think some sauteed celery would also be a nice touch. This is a fantastic soup. You will not be disapoointed if you try it. -
This was a sinfully rich way to use up some left over turkey. I added some sauted onion, garlic, carrot, and celery to get in some veggies. I halved the recipe but accidently added a full amount of noodles. It turned out more like a dish than a soup. It still tasted great. I will try this with chicken next time. Cooks beware, you can't eat more than 1 bowl as it is too rich.
Tweaks
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This soup was a huge hit in my house, and my husband is not a soup eater. I made a few changes by adding 1/2 chopped onion, 2 chopped large carrots and 2 chopped celery ribs to the butter until softened. I threw all of the turkey bones and carcass in a pot with celery, fresh parsley, thyme and 8 peppercorns and boiled for two hours. Strained that and used that broth in place of the chicken broth. I also used large macaroni in the place of the egg noodles. The seasonings were perfect. A great winter night meal.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BogeysMom
United States
I'm a Marine Corps wife and mother of two children with skin and three with fur. I consider myself a "southern cook", but I love to try new stuff, too. I'm also a registered nurse and my specialty is Neonatal ICU. We are currently stationed near Washington, DC and we really, really could not hate it more. We are not big city people. We prefer the quiet mountains of Vermont, where my husband is from. I am into my own spirituality, and love to study religions of different kinds.
