You probably don’t associate Asian flavors with Thanksgiving. So when you’re tired of traditional seasonings and still have leftover turkey, try this spicy noodle soup laced with ginger, garlic and hints of tropical coconut.
This soup is equally good when made with chicken. If you don’t have any rice noodles, angel hair pasta or vermicelli will work too.
What’s your favorite way to use up leftover turkey?
Spicy Coconut Turkey Soup
Adapted from You Don’t Have to be Diabetic to Love This Cookbook by Tom Valenti
4 cups homemade or low-sodium chicken broth
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
zest from half a lemon
zest from half a lime
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon fish sauce
2 cups nonfat milk
1/4 cup light coconut milk (unsweetened)
1-1/2 cups diced cooked turkey or chicken
4 ounces rice noodles, cooked
thinly sliced scallions, for garnish (optional)
thinly sliced cucumber, for garnish (optional)
chopped cilantro, for garnish (optional)
In a stock pot, combine chicken broth, garlic, bay leaves, ginger, lemon zest, lime zest, red pepper flakes and fish sauce. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and add milk and coconut milk. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
Strain the soup and return to pot. Add turkey and rice noodles and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until warmed through.
Ladle into bowls and add any desired garnishes.
Makes 4 servings
Per serving: 288 calories, 6g fat (4g sat), 42mg cholesterol, 723mg sodium, 33g carb, 1g fiber, 7g sugar, 24g protein
Nutritional Analysis: This soup is a good source of Phosphorus and Selenium, and a very good source of Protein. (Source: nutritiondata.com). If you are watching your sodium intake, you may want to use homemade, unsalted chicken broth.
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I love soup and can’t wait to try this Spicy Turkey Coconut Soup!
Wow! I love doing this with chicken but never thought to do it with my leftover turkey. Great recipe!
I do like the idea of switching it up a bit and putting a twist on those leftovers. And I love any sort of coconuty sort of dish – so I’d love to try this!
I love turning leftovers into something completely different – the Asian twist is perfect!
Okay, the coconut in the soup??? Genius!
Great idea – passing on to my sister a lover of all things coconut!
I cant wait to try this turkey soup. The coconut has intrigued me.
The flavors in this soup sound amazing!
Spicy, healthy, and delicious! Nice job!
Sounds wonderful!!
This steamy bowl of goodness looks fantabulous!
I think turkey is a pretty versatile meat and works with almost any cuisine. Great idea for turkey leftovers!
Oooh, mom will like this after xmas turkey!
sounds lovely! the spicy asian spin is awesome.
Gorgeous healthy soup! Great leftover idea.
This looks so hearty and comforting!
I love soup and this looks amazing! I will have to try it. Thanks for sharing.
This looks great!! yum!!!
I love the idea of turning a very American recipe and giving it a Asian twist. I could use a bowl of this soup right now
I actually have all the ingredients for this right now, well except the turkey (but I bet chicken would work too shhh)I love thai and asian inspired dishes!
Yes I will take some coconut in my turkey soup please. That sounds delish!
I used to make an Asian turkey soup with my Thanksgiving turkey carcass year after year, till the kids told me they didn’t like it anymore! Yours sound so muh better with the coconut milk addition! Yeah, I can’t imagine that dorm tetrazzini was anything to write home about…LOL
This is awesome, because sometimes after a few days of leftovers, you want a dish that tastes completely different.
Asian flavors are my favorite so I would happily eat them on Thanksgiving! This soup looks great!
This is a great way to use the leftover turkey! As much as I love the traditional Thanksgiving flavors, it’s nice to make something completely different with the leftovers!
What a great idea to add in coconut milk in the soup! Bookmarked!