Best Turkey Soup
This best turkey soup is a delightful homemade turkey soup recipe, loaded with healthy ingredients like pearl couscous and vegetables, making it a perfect quick turkey soup with vegetables for the whole family.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion peeled and chopped
- 3 large carrots peeled and cut into rounds
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2-3 fresh sage leaves or ½ teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- ½ teaspoon sea salt plus more as needed
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 8 cups low sodium turkey, chicken, or veggie broth
- 1 cup pearl couscous
- 4 cups shredded turkey, or chicken
- 1 cup frozen peas
- ¼ cup fresh curly parsley leaves finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- In a large pot or Dutch oven, warm olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Sauté for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to soften and onions become translucent.
- Add the garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- Stir in the bay leaves, oregano, sage, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper, coating the vegetables in the herbs.
- Pour in the broth and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Once the broth is boiling, add the pearl couscous. Lower the heat to medium and let the soup simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the shredded turkey, frozen peas, parsley, and lemon juice during the final 3-5 minutes of cooking.
- Remove the bay leaves before serving. Adjust seasoning as desired and add extra broth if the soup thickens too much.