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Homemade Turkey Soup Recipe

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You can make the most of even the smallest pieces of leftover meat on your holiday turkey. I simmer the bones to get the rich flavor, then easily remove any meat that remains. I add rice, vegetables and cream soup for a hearty soup that's tasty and economical. —June Sangrey, Manheim, Pennsylvania

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Homemade Turkey Soup Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 2 hours 35 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

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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 in a stockpot; add the water, onion, salt and bay leaves. Slowly bring to a boil over low 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 the carrots, rice, celery and chopped onion; cover and simmer until rice and vegetables are tender.
Remove turkey from bones; discard bones and cut turkey into bite-size pieces. Add turkey and cream soup to broth; heat through. Yield: 8-10 servings (about 2 quarts).

Originally published as Homemade Turkey Soup in Quick Cooking November/December 2005, p23

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Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2013 by helenbaby

What a great idea to add Cream of Chicken Soup! This is a yummy soup after cooking a turkey. I'll try Cream of Mushroom Soup another time.

Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2013 by mom325

I made it by the recipe, would try to add a little more zip to it next time.

Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2013 by tsherretta

I made this for my husband and he LOVED it! I did add carrots and peas, which made it only more delicious. Perfect comfort food!

Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2012 by scotland1

Soup was wonderful. Made it when we got our first cold blast of winter. Delicous. Will make it again.

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2012 by anniem001

I made this tonight for dinner,so good, I just replaced the rice with dumplings. I did put some chicken seasoning into my water when boiling my carcass.

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2012 by frei530

So easy and a good way to use up turkey

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2012 by megandrewsmom

This was the best soup I've ever eaten! I think the key was I sprinkled both Adobo seasoning and chicken bouillon granules into the pot while boiling the carcass. Instead of rice I added noodles (about 4 oz of wide egg noodles). Also, I didn't have any cream soups on hand so I left it as a broth soup.

Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2012 by momof1in02

was really good, I just used noodles instead of rice & added just a pinch of poultry seasoning..Oh I used the slow cooker instead. 5 star