Smoked Turkey Dumpling Soup Recipe
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Smoked Turkey Dumpling Soup, man, what a comfort food this was to make! I love making comfort food on my smoker and from leftover smoked meat. The best part about a pellet grill is that it can work just like a conventional oven as well for making food, but with the bonus of smoke flavoring.
I love this Enamel Dutch oven; it works amazingly well on the smoker and comes clean after smoking, too. (Yes, the old lady threatened me if I messed up her Dutch oven) I typically use an older-style Dutch oven, but the enamel was perfect for baking the dumplings in it.
Smoked Turkey Dumpling Soup Ingredients:
- Leftover Smoked Turkey– Turkey white meat or turkey dark meat will both work on this recipe.
- Red Onion– You can use either yellow onion or white onion in this recipe, red onion is just my family’s go-to.
- Baby Carrots
- Celery
- Minced Garlic
- Better Than Boullion Chicken Base Prepared– You can also use canned chicken broth in place if you want to.
- Baby Potatoes
- Fresh Ground Pink Himalayan Salt
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Ground Black Pepper
- Parsley
- Sage
- Heavy Cream
- Canned Biscuits
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How To Make Smoked Turkey Dumpling Soup:
Chop and prepare all your vegetables.
Start to layer the vegetables into your Dutch oven. I always drop the potatoes and carrots into the bottom of the Dutch oven. That way, they are closer to the heat source, ensuring they cook thoroughly.
Add your leftover smoked turkey on top of the vegetables.
Next, add the minced garlic and seasonings to the top of your turkey.
*You will not add the heavy whipping cream or biscuits until the end*
Pour in your chicken broth and give everything a good stir.
Get your smoker rolling smoke. I started mine at 250 degrees before putting the Dutch oven on the smoker.
I smoked this soup my Pit Boss Pro 1100, which is my favorite way to cook low and slow! I picked up my Pit Boss Grill at Lowes, but Walmart and Amazon carry other Pit Boss options or the Pitboss website. I love the price compared to other pellet smokers, and it hasn’t disappointed me yet.
I love that I can set it to 225 with smoke, run inside to take a shower or prep sides, and it just cooks my meat with fantastic smoke flavor! I compared it to other pellet grills on the market, like a Traeger, but I have been happy with my choice.
Smoke the soup at 250 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, then turn the smoker up to 300 degrees.
I simmered the soup for 2 1/2 hours at 300 degrees, then turned it up to 350 degrees.
Pour your cream into the Dutch oven and stir it up. You can add more broth if too much has cooked off.
While your smoker is coming up to 350 degrees, cut your biscuits into quarters.
Once your smoker reaches 350 degrees, you will drop the quartered biscuits into the soup.
Allow to cook for about 10 minutes and then put the lid on the dutch oven.
Cook with the lid on for about another 10-15 minutes until the biscuits turn golden.
Remove and serve!
How To Store Leftover Smoked Turkey Dumpling Soup
Store in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to three days after making it.
How To Reheat Leftover Smoked Turkey Dumpling Soup
You can reheat it in a pot on the stove or in the microwave.
Smoked Turkey Recipes:
A dry rub works amazingly well on turkey, but doing a brine with the dry rub adds more flavor. There is no wrong way to smoke a turkey. Now, I buy extras during the holidays, so I have extra turkeys to smoke later in the year!
The Best Leftover Smoked Turkey Recipes:
I love to use leftover smoked turkey in other recipes! From Pot Pies to soup to a casserole, there are no limits. I even use my Pit Boss Grills and Blackstone griddle to make leftover dishes too!! Check out all my tried and true leftover turkey recipes ->HERE.
Smoked Turkey Dumpling Soup Recipe
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Ingredients
- Leftover Smoked Turkey
- Red Onion
- Baby Carrots
- 1 Celery
- 1 Table spoon Minced Garlic
- 8 Cups chicken broth
- 1 1/2 Pounds Baby Potatoes
- Fresh Ground Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Thyme
- 1 Teaspoon Rosemary
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon Parsley
- 1 Teaspoon Sage
- 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
- 8 Pillsbury biscuits
Instructions
- I used Better Than Boullion Chicken Base to make my chicken broth for the soup.
- Chop and prepare all your vegetables.
- Start to layer the vegetables into your dutch oven. I tend to always drop the potatoes and the carrots into the bottom of the dutch oven that way they are closer to the heat source to ensure they cook thoroughly.
- Add your leftover smoked turkey on top of the vegetables.
- Next, add the minced garlic and seasonings to the top of your turkey.
- *You will not add the heavy whipping cream or biscuits until the end*
- Pour in your chicken broth and give everything a good stir.
- Get your smoker rolling smoke. I started mine at 250 degrees before putting the dutch oven on the smoker.
- I smoked this soup in my Pit Boss Pro 1100.
- Smoke the soup at 250 degrees for 1 1/2 hours and then turn the smoker up to 300.
- I smoked the soup for 2 1/2 hours at 300 degrees and then turned it up to 350 degrees.
- Pour your cream into the dutch oven and stir it up. You can add more broth at this time if too much has cooked off.
- While your smoker is coming up to 350 degrees cut your biscuits into quarters.
- Once your smoker reaches 350 you will drop the quartered biscuits into the soup.
- Allow to cook for about 10 minutes and then put the lid on the dutch oven.
- Cook with the lid on for about another 10-15 minutes until the biscuits turn golden.
- Remove and serve!
This sounds so tasty!