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WW Recipe of the Day – Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Soup
Looking for an easy way to use up all those Thanksgiving leftovers? Why not turn them into a Thanksgiving slow cooker leftovers soup? That’s what I did about a week or so ago.
As you know I’m a big soup person. Soups are one of my secrets for staying slim. I love making soups because in addition to tasting good and being low in calories, they are an easy way to increase my vegetable intake.
How to Make Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Soup?
I took what remained of the slow cooker turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy sitting in the fridge and tossed them into my slow cooker. Then I added a package of mixed vegetables and stirred in some chicken broth.
It worked! After several hours on LOW, I was rewarded with a bowl of this steamy, tasty, satisfying slow cooker Thanksgiving leftovers soup.
It may not be the prettiest soup ever, but we all thought it was pretty darned good.
If you are like me and hate wasting leftovers, why not experiment with turning them into your own slow cooker leftovers soup? I would love to hear how it turns out for you.
What Can I Add to My Thanksgiving Leftovers Soup?
It’s really your choice regarding what to add to your Thanksgiving leftovers turkey soup. In addition to turkey most any Thanksgiving leftover will work including:
- onions
- celery
- carrots
- corn
- green beans
- sweet potatoes
- mashed potatoes
- stuffing
- gravy
- turkey/chicken broth
Seasonings that would work well include:
- thyme
- sage
- rosemary
- poultry seasoning
How Many Calories/WW Points in this CrockPot Thanksgiving Leftovers Turkey Soup?
According to my calculations, each 1-cup serving has about 228 calories and:
6 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Slow Cooker Thanksgiving Leftovers Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded turkey
- 3 cups stuffing
- 1 cup mashed potatoes
- 1 cup gravy
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 4-Quart.
- To your slow cooker, add the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, chicken broth and vegetables.
- Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours to allow flavors to meld and stuffing to almost melt away.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This soup sounds amazing! Any suggestions for those of us using a 6 or 6.5 slow cooker? Would doubling the amounts work and would the cook time be increased? Can this sould be frozen? Thank you!
Hi Lyn, I think the recipe would be fine in a larger slow cooker. It just might be done sooner. Ideally your slow cooker should be at least 1/2 full. Hope this helps. ~Martha
I love your site for a number of reasons…encouragement, recipes and just plain because it’s so GOOD.
I love soup and it is filling, however, the broth makes me bloat like nobodies business and kills my positive felling the minute I step on the scale and see my weight is up 3 pounds or more and my feet swell at night.
Please do you have any soup recipes that don’t require broth? Even the low and no sodium versions are not my friend. I also notice many of the slow cooker recipes also use broth. Help, please.
Thank you for your site…you have helped many to succeed.
Hi Sheri, you could always substitute water for broth in any recipe and then just add/adjust seasonings to suit your tastes. Hope this helps. ~Martha
Absolutely delicious! What a great way to use the leftovers after you’re tired of the leftovers, lol. Thank you for the recipe!!
This recipe is delicious and easy to make.
I made this last year and it was yummy. I don’t have leftovers this year but I shared the recipe with my daughter who plans to make it tomorrow with her leftovers! Great stuff…might not be pretty…but oh so tasty!
Great
About 30 minutes before serving I stir in a can of ‘whole-berry’ cranberry sauce when I make a soup like this. (But i imagine that does a number on the calorie count!)
I LOVE this recipe! We always have ‘leftover hash’ – casserole using the leftover turkey, stuffing, potatoes and grave. It’s just SO heavy! I love the idea of thinning it out / lightening it up by adding broth and then vegetables…Thank you for the recipe!!!
I haven’t tried it yet, but based on my families love for the ‘leftover has’ I am guessing this willbe a 5STAR recipe at our house!