Turkey Pot Pie Soup is so creamy, satisfying, and flavorful and ready in just 30 minutes. This is the perfect way to amp up Thanksgiving leftovers!
Yield:
6 servings
Prep Time:10minutes
Cook:20minutes
Tessa's Recipe Rundown...
Taste: Exactly how you’d expect, like the best part of Thanksgiving turned into a rich, savory, flavorful soup. Mmm mm. Texture: Luscious and creamy without being too rich and dense. I love the big chunks of tender turkey meat and potatoes. Pair that with a biscuit (or piece of pie dough or puff pastry) and I’m in heaven! Ease: 30 minutes start to finish, one pot, no laborious pie crust. Appearance: Well I don’t think there’s such a thing as a beautiful soup but luckily it tastes so much better than it looks! Pros: Quick, easy, flavorful way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers. No more getting sick of sandwiches! Cons: None at all. Would I make this again? Oh yeah, I’ll definitely be making this year round with chicken.
I have to ask – is there anything worse than seeing what you think is the funniest thing ever, showing someone else, and getting a blank face in response?! Well, obviously there are about a million things that are actually worse than that but in that moment of silence you feel so alone and like that funny thing has now been ruined. The worst response is “I don’t get it.” If I show someone something funny and that’s the response I get, I will very likely briefly question the entire existence of our friendship.
Sometimes I just wish everyone had the same sense of humor but that would make for a pretty boring world. Plus, there’s nothing better than finding something you just know a specific person will die laughing over when they see it and getting to be the person to introduce them to their new favorite video/picture/meme.
Ridiculous videos and pictures are my number one go-to for procrastination. If I’m sitting on the couch after cooking up a storm that needs to be cleaned in the kitchen, I can almost guarantee I will look at the same hilarious cat video 10 times before I finally work up the motivation to clean. Anyone else do the same?
Lucky for us this Turkey Pot Pie Soup recipe really doesn’t require much motivation to get started because it’s so easy and so satisfying. I get REAL sick of eating leftover turkey sandwiches so for me this is the perfect solution to endless Thanksgiving leftovers. It’s a recipe that doesn’t make you miss the Thanksgiving meal because it’s so good itself!
I served this with some Cheesy Biscuits but the soup would also pair wonderfully with rounds of leftover baked pie dough or even rounds of puff pastry! Or just on its own. Watch the video to see exactly how this Turkey Pot Pie Soup is made! Let me know what holiday recipes you’d like to see in December in the comments below.
5 from 2 votes
How to make
Turkey Pot Pie Soup
Yield:6servings
Prep Time:10minutes
Cook Time:20minutes
Total Time:30minutes
Turkey Pot Pie Soup is so creamy, satisfying, and flavorful and ready in just 30 minutes. This is the perfect way to amp up Thanksgiving leftovers!
Ingredients
1tablespoonbutter
1small yellow onion, diced
2celery stalks, diced
1/4cupall purpose flour
2russet potatoes, peeled and diced
1tablespoonchopped fresh sage
1/2teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
2 cupslow sodium chicken broth
1cuphalf-and-half
2carrots, peeled and diced
3cupsshredded leftover turkey meat
1tablespoonchopped fresh parsley
1 1/2teaspoonskosher salt
Directions
Heat the butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, and flour and cook for 1 minute. Add in the potatoes, sage, and pepper. Pour in 2 cups water, chicken broth, and the half-and-half. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes. Add the carrots and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes. Add the shredded turkey and cook until warmed through, about 1 minute.
Add in the parsley and season with the salt. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary before serving.
I share trusted baking recipes your friends will LOVE alongside insights into the science of sweets. I'm a professionally trained chef, cookbook author, and cookie queen. I love to write about all things sweet, carb-y, and homemade. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (hence the blog name!)
About Tessa...
I share trusted baking recipes your friends will LOVE alongside insights into the science of sweets. I'm a professionally trained chef, cookbook author, and cookie queen. I love to write about all things sweet, carb-y, and homemade. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (hence the blog name!)
I made this with some leftover turkey that I had in my freezer. Not a drop leftover from my family of five! Even my picky 10 year old son had two bowls. Served with Italian bread and salad. Thanks for the recipe!
I made the Pot Pie Soup today. Awesome!! I couldn’t call it Turkey because I used chicken. I will be sure to try it with Turkey after Christmas. Thank you so much for your great recipes!
Loved the recipe. Nice comfort food. I plan to make a double portion next time to have it for more than one day. My whole family enjoyed it. My father, “the chef” could not stop with the “mmmmm’s”.
I made this today. It is delicious. I added my own little twist. I added a 1/2 bag of the frozen mixed vegetables and a can of corn. I added poultry seasoning and a little sage. Thanks no more turkey sandwiches for me.
Great recipe! Whole family loves it! Have made with turkey left overs the last 2-Thanksgivings. Planning on making this a tradition for leftover turkey every year;)
Only thing I changed was adding carrots with potatoes.. but that’s just a personal preference, we like the carrots a little softer:)
Also just a suggestion;) I would go ahead and put the water in the recipe.. that confused me also first time I made it.. because I was not watching the video. After reading comments it seemed to confuse others also.
Thanks;)
Made this last year after Thanksgiving. It was better than I expected. I am cooking it right now to use up the last of the leftover turkey. This is an AWESOME recipe! No more turkey club sandwiches for me after Thanksgiving. Soup, soup, soup.
I really like seeing your recipes and videos but as someone from ‘over the pond’ some of the terms used are alien to me. What, for example, is ‘half and half ‘ please?
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This looks wonderfully delicious, Thank to share your recipe with me…
I made this with some leftover turkey that I had in my freezer. Not a drop leftover from my family of five! Even my picky 10 year old son had two bowls. Served with Italian bread and salad. Thanks for the recipe!
I made the Pot Pie Soup today. Awesome!! I couldn’t call it Turkey because I used chicken. I will be sure to try it with Turkey after Christmas. Thank you so much for your great recipes!
Tessa,
Loved the recipe. Nice comfort food. I plan to make a double portion next time to have it for more than one day. My whole family enjoyed it. My father, “the chef” could not stop with the “mmmmm’s”.
I made this today. It is delicious. I added my own little twist. I added a 1/2 bag of the frozen mixed vegetables and a can of corn. I added poultry seasoning and a little sage. Thanks no more turkey sandwiches for me.
Fantastic! Definitely a keeper!
* Correction; water in ingredients list… not recipe;)
Great recipe! Whole family loves it! Have made with turkey left overs the last 2-Thanksgivings. Planning on making this a tradition for leftover turkey every year;)
Only thing I changed was adding carrots with potatoes.. but that’s just a personal preference, we like the carrots a little softer:)
Also just a suggestion;) I would go ahead and put the water in the recipe.. that confused me also first time I made it.. because I was not watching the video. After reading comments it seemed to confuse others also.
Thanks;)
Made this last year after Thanksgiving. It was better than I expected. I am cooking it right now to use up the last of the leftover turkey. This is an AWESOME recipe! No more turkey club sandwiches for me after Thanksgiving. Soup, soup, soup.
Great recipe! I thought I was going to have leftovers, nope!
yes or no to 4 cups liquid ????? (2 C water / 2 C stock.)
Crisped up some bacon and sage to sprinkle on top. Couldn’t resist. Delicious recipe.
YUM.
Looks Great…Going to try this tonight !
Oh, I wish I would have seen this BEFORE I used so much of my leftover turkey meat! I’ll have to remember for next year.
2cups of water and 2cups of chicken broth? I didn’t see water in the list of ingredients. Thanks
Hi! Since water is readily available in most all kitchens it’s typically not listed in the ingredients.
I made this yesterday, absolutely delicious. cooking times for all ingredients was perfect. Thanks for sharing.
So happy to hear that!
I will be making this, tonight. I have quite a bit of leftover Costco roast chicken, in my freezer. This looks like a scrumptious use for it!
Agreed, it is the WORST when no one else gets what you are laughing at! AWKWARD! But I am totally with you on this soup, delicious!!!
I really like seeing your recipes and videos but as someone from ‘over the pond’ some of the terms used are alien to me. What, for example, is ‘half and half ‘ please?
Half milk half cream – an easy one to substitute 🙂