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a pot of turkey dumpling soup recipe

Leftover Turkey Dumpling Soup

This Leftover Turkey and Dumplings is the coziest bowl of comfort food! Rich, thick, hearty, herby, and high-protein. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8 2-cup servings
Calories 338 kcal

Equipment

  • Large Pot

Ingredients
  

For the Soup

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion diced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 carrots sliced
  • 3 stalks celery chopped
  • 4 potatoes diced
  • 4 cups cooked turkey shredded or chopped
  • 8 cups Vegetable Stock
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup sweet corn
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped

For the Dumplings

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour use gluten free if you avoid wheat
  • 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions
 

  • In a large soup pot, add the olive oil, onion, and garlic. Sauté on low heat for 5 to 6 minutes until the veggies become translucent. Add the carrots and celery and sauté for an additional 3 minutes.
  • Add the potatoes, chopped turkey, chicken stock, salt, and thyme and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook on low for 30 minutes until veggies are soft. Add the corn and peas and stir well.
  • Mix all the dumpling ingredients in a bowl, and knead a few times with your hands until the dough is well combined.
  • With a small scoop (I used a small melon baller) scoop 1 teaspoon of dough into the soup at a time. The dumplings should be roughly the same size. Add each dumpling to the soup until all the dough is gone. Then add the fresh parsley. Cover the soup and simmer for an additional 15 minutes. Dumplings should be cooked all the way through.
  • Serve with a fresh side salad, a slice of thick crusty bread, and enjoy!

Notes

Additions and Substitutions
Instead of cooked turkey, you could always make this recipe with leftover chicken.
Instead of making the biscuits by hand, you could always use refrigerated biscuit dough. Just be sure to dice it up into ~1-inch pieces and drop the 'dumplings' right into the pot.
Use fresh or frozen mixed vegetables for this recipe - either are great!

Nutrition

Calories: 338kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 31gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 1664mgPotassium: 1000mgFiber: 5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 6113IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 3mg
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