This leftover turkey corn chowder comes together in about 30 minutes and is the most delicious way to use up that leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Am I getting a head of myself here, sharing recipes for leftover turkey when we haven’t actually even made and eaten that pre-leftover Thanksgiving turkey? Mayyyyyyybe…. but I’ve been tasting and testing out turkey recipes and this one can’t wait. On the off-chance you do have some leftover turkey lying around, you need this now and if not, you can bookmark this one for later.
Plus I’ll let you in on a secret (okay not that secret but still.) you can make this soup anytime using leftover shredded chicken – woot woot!! Not just for the week after Thanksgiving.
This creamy leftover turkey corn chowder comes together in about 30 minutes and tastes so good you’ll be glad you have leftover turkey from your TG day festivities. My favorite thing about this chowder is using both cream style corn and whole kernel sweet corn. That combination gives this soup it’s perfect texture.
What people are saying about this Leftover Turkey Corn Chowder
“OMG!
This soup is delicious! Just made it and tastes like heaven!” – Dalyla
“Took closer to an hour with all the chopping and shredding, but this chowder was a DELICIOUS way to use up some of our leftover Thanksgiving turkey, Yukon gold potatoes and celery! I ran to the store for the cream corn and red bell pepper but had everything else on hand and truly enjoyed this yummy chowder! No changes necessary!!”
“Super easy and DELISH! I omitted one of the cans of cream corn to lower the sugar factor, and added extra chicken broth instead. Will definitely make this again!” – Max
“This was wonderful. I even added the leftover gravy. I made it last night…eating it again tonight. Congrats on a wonderful Recipe!!!!” – Kendra
Leftover Turkey Corn Chowder
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded leftover fully cooked turkey - (may sub shredded leftover fully cooked chicken)
- 2 15-ounce cans cream style corn
- 1 15-ounce can sweet yellow whole kernel corn
- 3 cups low sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1 celery rib - chopped
- 1 red bell pepper - diced
- 2 cups cubed golden or red potatoes
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large stock pot combine cream style corn, whole kernel corn, broth, celery, bell peppers, potatoes, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder.
- Cover and simmer over medium heat for 20-25 minutes until potatoes are tender and easily pierced with a fork.
- Stir in turkey and season with salt and pepper. When turkey is heated through, serve and garnish with fresh parsley or thyme as desired.
I found it a little bland so I added some half &half and a some rich broth I saved from roasting my turkey. It really improved the flavor.
Can you pressure can this soup?
I have not tried that, I can’t say for sure! Sorry. I would love to hear the outcome if you do.
The canned cream style corn is a concern if you plan on pressure canning this chowder (because some brands contain dairy). An alternative would be to double the amount of regular canned (or frozen) corn, but pulse half the corn in a blender a few times to mimic the change in consistency that you get from using creamed corn.
I would also refrain from adding the salt & pepper. It’s better to salt/pepper to taste after opening a jar of canned soup because the canning process can impact the concentration / perception of salt and pepper.
Other than that, I see no issues with pressure canning this chowder. I plan on doing so this coming weekend.
I added onion in the beginning and a splash of half and half at the end, just because I had some in the fridge. Recipe is easy, and turned out great. Good way to finish off Thanksgiving turkey instead of losing it in the freezer!
This soup is so delicious! It says it makes 4 servings- what size is a serving?
Just made this with leftover Thanksgiving Turkey for a football party this afternoon. Made a double batch. Can’t wait for the party. I think I will have a bowl for lunch. It is delicious! Thank you for a fabulous recipe. I will make it again.
I am assuming you drain the regular corn before adding it? Just checking before I try it out….
Yes, drain the whole corn.
this is amazing, and Iam a veteran cook!!
This is one recipe we will keep in our FAVOrITE File…amazing!!
Delicious and so easy! I had a chipotle Chile in Adobe in the fridge and minced that up and threw it in–great addition for a little smoky flavor and heat! Great way to use up leftover turkey or chicken!
sounds delish!
My husband and I made this together with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving! We absolutely loved it! Delicious! And such an easy soup to make. Thank you for posting your recipe… We will definitely make it again and again! 😊
So happy to hear that!!
This recipe was outstanding! The only thing we dId DIFFERENT was make fresh cremed corn because Thats all we had in the house. This is the best use of LEFTOVER turkey! Yummmm
I bet that was fantastic!!!
Any thoughts on if this would be good to freeze? I have leftover turkey – too much! And I want to make this and save it for later. Help?
I think that could work!
This was fabulous! I try new recipes all the time, even more so now that i’m home during the pandemic. when i asked my husband last night which new meal he liked the best during the past couple months, he named thisone. 🙂
Yes! I am so thrilled to hear his answer! Made my day. Thanks for sharing, Carol!
I wish the link to the recipe worked!
So sorry! That was an error with my site at the time that was not allowing recipes to load correctly. Thanks for your patience!
this is almost identical to the turkey corn chowder I have been making for over 20 years. couple of new ingredients I will probably add to mine to make it even better
Yessss!!!