Thanksgiving Leftovers - Turkey Noodle Soup with Homemade Noodles

This is a fantastic recipe to use up leftover turkey from thanksgiving. I made this recipe for our Sunday family dinner and everyone loved it. My dad said it was even better than his mom’s homemade chicken noodle soup! I don’t think “homemade” gets any better than noodle soup.

Thanksgiving Leftovers – Turkey Noodle Soup with Homemade Noodles

For the Soup:

10 C chicken stock
1 t olive oil
1/2 onion diced
1-2 cloves of garlic diced finely
1 1/2 C of carrots diced
3 stalks of celery diced
1 bay leaf
Sea Salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste
1/2 t dried thyme or basil
1 1/2 C cooked turkey diced

Sauté onions in olive oil until soft over medium-high heat, about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic & cook for 30 seconds. Add broth & the remainder of ingredients. Cook over medium low heat for 1-2 hours.

For the Noodles:

2 C flour
3/4 t salt
1 egg
1/4 to 1/3 C milk

In mixing bowl combine flour, salt, egg and milk. Mix until you produce a slightly sticky ball of dough. Flour the counter and roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. You want them very thin because they thicken when cooked. Cut noodles (I use a pizza cutter) to desired size, separate the noodles and place on wax paper. Let the noodles dry out on the counter for at least 1 hour before adding them to the soup.

About 30 minutes before serving soup, drop noodles in and cook. Remove the bay leaf before serving.

Source: Adapted from For the Love of Cooking