Turkey Noodle Soup
A quick turkey noodle soup with diced carrots and celery, small pasta, and optional garnishes like Parmesan, parsley, and lemon.
Equipment
- Calphalon 5-Quart Pot
- Star Pasta
Ingredients
Ingredients
- ?1 tablespoonolive oil
- ?3/4 cupdiced carrots
- ?3/4 cupdiced celery
- ?2 quartsreduced-sodium broth turkey broth, chicken broth, or vegetable broth
- ?2 cupssmall pasta such as mini shells, orzo, or elbows
- ?1 cupdiced fully cooked turkey
- ?1/2 teaspoonsalt
- ?Parmesan cheese minced fresh parsley, fresh lemon juice(optional)
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat a medium pot over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and warm until it shimmers.
- Add ¾ cup diced carrots and ¾ cup diced celery. Stir to coat with oil, cover the pot, and cook for 4 minutes.
- Pour in 2 quarts reduced-sodium broth (turkey broth, chicken broth, or vegetable broth). Turn the heat to high and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium so the broth simmers with small, regular bubbles.
- Add 2 cups small pasta (such as mini shells, orzo, or elbows). Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5–6 minutes or until the pasta is tender.
- Stir in 1 cup diced fully cooked turkey and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook 1–2 minutes more, until the turkey is heated through and the soup is hot.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if desired. Serve with Parmesan cheese, minced fresh parsley, and/or fresh lemon juice, if using.
Notes
Store any leftovers in anairtight containerin the fridge. Warm to serve, adding more broth or water as you like (the pasta will likely absorb the broth in the storage container).
I like to make this with myVegetable Broth, but chicken or turkey broth also works.
If using any other pasta shape, check the cooking time on the package and adjust accordingly.
The pasta continues to absorb the liquid as it sits, so the soup will continue to thicken.
Drain off some of the broth to make this easier for kids to eat.
I like to make this with myVegetable Broth, but chicken or turkey broth also works.
If using any other pasta shape, check the cooking time on the package and adjust accordingly.
The pasta continues to absorb the liquid as it sits, so the soup will continue to thicken.
Drain off some of the broth to make this easier for kids to eat.