Homemade Turkey Soup
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SERVINGS: 8-10
CATEGORY: Main Dish
METHOD: Other stovetop
TIME: Prep: 30 min. Cook: 2 hours 35 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 leftover turkey carcass (from a 10- to 12-pound turkey)
- 2 quarts water
- 1 medium onion, halved
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
- 1/3 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
Directions:
Place the turkey carcass, water, onion, salt and bay leaves in a soup kettle; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours.
Remove carcass; cool. Strain broth and skim off fat; discard onion and bay leaves. Return broth to the pan. Add carrots, rice, celery and chopped onion; cover and simmer until rice and vegetables are tender. Remove turkey from the bones; cut into bite-size pieces. Add turkey and cream soup to broth; heat through. Yield: 8-10 servings (about 2 quarts).