This Turkey Gemelli Soup is a family favorite and a great and flavorful way to use leftover turkey.
During the Thanksgiving sales, I like to pick up a cheap or free turkey, cook it, and put it in the freezer in one pound packages. Then I use the turkey in place of chicken in a lot of recipes.
I pulled out a pound of turkey last night, planning to make turkey white chili, but as I started cooking the onions and garlic and added the broth, I just kept thinking of a turkey soup recipe my mom used to make. So, with the onions and garlic simmering, I called my mom to ask if I could get the recipe. And the funny part is that she was making the same thing!
So, this is a very loose adaptation of my mom’s recipe, since I had already started with the wrong ingredients, and I didn’t have some of the ingredients in her recipe, including barley (which I also didn’t have time to wait for). So instead of turkey barley soup like my mom makes, I created the brand new Turkey Gemelli Soup.
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cans chicken broth (14.5 oz each)
- 1 tsp basil
- 2 tsp oregano
- 4 stalks celery, sliced
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 2 cans diced or chopped stewed tomatoes (14.5 oz each)
- 1 lb cooked turkey, chopped
- 2-3 cups water
- 8 oz gemelli noodles, or any other noodles
- In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until onions are tender.
- Add broth, basil, oregano, celery, carrots, tomatoes, turkey and water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add noodles, and lower temperature to medium.
- Cover and cook for approximately 20 minutes, until noodles and vegetables are tender.
What is your favorite turkey recipe? Or do you hate leftover turkey?
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So funny that both you and your mom were making the same dish. 🙂 I think this looks so fantastic. It’s 45* in Florida right now, which is basically freezing to us, and this soup could really hit the spot right about now. Pinning too! Stopped by from DBB.
We got a good laugh out of making the same thing, but it was awesome since I didn’t have to wait for her to find the recipe! I’m in Idaho, and 45 sounds great! lol. At least we aren’t in the negatives, like so many people!
Would cook this for my husband!
I hope he likes it, Kath!
It looks delicious… I think he will.
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Call it what you like…this looks great! Thank you so much for sharing on today’s Daily Blog Boost! Pinning!
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Thanks for coming by from the boost, Brooke!
This looks delicious! I love using turkey instead of chicken so I don’t get bored. 🙂
I agree, it’s nice to change things up sometimes- especially when the turkey is free with the Thanksgiving sales!
Looks delicious! I’m a soup lover! Thanks for sharing at the Foodies & Crafties Blog Hop! I can’t wait to see what you link up next week! #foodiescraftiessoiree I would love for you to hop over anytime and link up with the parties I co-host throughout the week!
Have a terrific weekend!
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I, too, love soup. I think I could eat soup with yummy breads basically all winter long!
This definitely looks tasty! I’ll make it with chicken since we don’t roast turkeys. It’s nice to know that barley is an option too, though I’m not the best as starting it ahead of time. We’ll see which version happens first. Thanks for the recipe!
Chicken works great, too. And the barley is really tasty, but does take about 45 minutes longer. Definitely worth it if you have the time 🙂
Jamie, your turkey gemelli soup sounds wonderful. I love that you and your mom were making it at the same time! I really like your idea of getting turkey on sale, then cooking and freezing.
Thanks, Joy! I always try to stock up on meat when there are good sales- our freezer has definitely paid for itself by now!
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