Turkey Noodle Soup Recipe
With festivities right around the corner, there's no better time to find a new recipe that turns leftovers into something fresh and delicious.
Our latest seasonal recipe transforms leftover turkey into a comforting turkey noodle soup. It’s a warm, hearty dish packed with flavour—perfect for the cosy days between Christmas and New Year.
Photography and Words by Sophie
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 500-750ml turkey stock
- A handful of mushrooms
- Whatever leftover turkey you’ve got
- Any veg works (I like pak Choi, carrots, tenderstem broccoli, peppers and sugar snap peas)
- 1 stem of lemongrass
- 2 cloves of garlic
- A thumb size piece of ginger
- 1 pack of coriander
- 1tbsp brown miso
- A few dashes of soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 chilli
- The juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 3 tbsp coconut milk
- 150g egg noodles
Method
- Blitz the lime juice, lemongrass, ginger, 1/2 the coriander, miso, soy sauce, fish sauce, chilli, garlic and peanut butter into a paste in a blender
- Put the stock into a big pan and add in the freshly made paste
- Add in the turkey and let soften for 20 mins
- Add in all the veg, remaining coriander and the noodles and pop the lid on the pan. Leave for a further 20 mins
- Serve up and enjoy!
How does this benefit the body?
Fresh stock is my holy grail whenever I feel run down. The most abundant protein in stock is gelatine, which binds with water in the digestive tract and supports movement of food into the intestines. Additionally, it increases the plasma levels of the amino acids glycine and proline, which are essential to production of collagen in the body thus contributing to joint and skin health. Glycine also helps regulate sleep cycles, so helps you get the rest you need to support all other metabolic functions.
This soup is packed full of fresh herbs and roots, all of which contain a range of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties.
Miso is a fermented product which acts as a probiotic, stimulating the production of good bacteria in the gut and contributing to a diverse microbiome. All of this is known to improve immune function, brain function, skin health and much more.
