The holidays bring many things – lots of leftover turkey being one of them. This easy and healthy slow cooker recipe transforms leftover turkey into a flavorful Cajun soup.
I was traveling through SE Asia over Thanksgiving so I missed out on turkey then. I brought a few leftovers home from Christmas dinner at my parents house but it’s not the same as having your own in-house. To me, one of the best things about holiday dinners is the leftover food.
When my Cajun turkey from Jennie-O arrived I knew that I was going to cook the meat solely to use it for leftovers. So that’s what I did. I popped it in the slow cooker, let it cook overnight, and throughout the week I used it in various recipes. This being one of them.
Since the Jennie-O turkey came pre-seasoned with Cajun spices, I kept that theme up here. You can use your preferred Cajun spice or create your own using my spice blend below.
Please note this recipe uses leftover cooked turkey and sausage. Your turkey doesn’t necessarily have to be Cajun seasoned like mine, any cooked turkey will do. Yes you can substitute cooked chicken.
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Slow Cooker Leftover Cajun Turkey & Sausage Soup
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 lb turkey, cooked & chopped
- 3/4 lb hot link sausages, cut into 1-inch rounds
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 15 ounces diced tomatoes
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 2 tsp Cajun seasoning (see blog post)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the slow cooker.
- Stir to mix well.
- Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.
Keeping up the Cajun going, for my sausage I used Farmer John Louisiana hot link sausage. If you’re following a whole30 diet, you can find a list of Whole30 compliant sausage brands HERE.
Looking for a Cajun seasoning? Here you go:
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Made this in my instant pot with Thanksgiving leftovers. My husband stopped in the middle of his game to tell me it was good!!
★★★★★
I love my slow cooker meals they are amazing! You know I had never thought of putting leftover turkey in the slow cooker what an amazing idea! I am so going to try this out the next time we make turkey! I love the idea.
Such a creative use for turkey. It’s not my favorite so I am always looking for new ways to use the leftovers after the holidays! Thanks!
One thing can’t use is the spicy is there other kind make it cool taste or something better.
Absolutely. Rather than use a Cajun seasoning, how about an herb one instead? Try this: 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp basil, 1/2 oregano, 1/2 tsp thyme, 1/2 tsp pepper. Enjoy!
OK, COOL I will do that thank you so much
Yum! Too bad we didn’t have any leftover turkey this year…
Love finding new crockpot recipes! So exited to try it later in the week 💕
Creative use of leftover turkey! And I got plenty of that…….