Leftover Turkey Carcass Soup

Don't throw that turkey carcass away – use it to make leftover turkey soup! MORE+ LESS-

By Bev Cooks

April 19, 2017

turkey carcass, trimmed of the meat

packs (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth

cups water

celery stalks, cut into 3-inch chunks

onion, peeled and quartered

carrot, cut into 3-inch chunks

dried bay leaves

tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

sweet potato, diced

cup frozen pearl onions

cloves garlic, minced

lb package frozen vegetables or Cascadian Farm™ Frozen Organic Mixed Vegetables

cups shredded turkey meat

pinches salt and pepper, to taste

1/4

cup fresh parsley, for garnish

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In a large stock pot, add the turkey carcass, stock, water, celery, onion, carrot and one bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2

Remove the carcass with tongs and discard. Pour the stock through a large strainer into a bowl. Discard the solids.
3

Back in the stock pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Add the sweet potato and pearl onions. Sauté for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and bloom for 30 seconds. Add the frozen veggies, turkey meat, remaining bay leaf and reserved turkey stock. Let simmer another 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes have become tender.
4

Serve with parsley and crackers!

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Nobody will complain about leftover turkey when you reinvent it with delicious broth and colorful veggies in this awesome turkey soup. Carcass. I know. I went there. You're not surprised though. It's not the actual skeleton that makes me giggle, it's the word. Carcass. CARCASS. I don't know why, but my tickle box is on overdrive when I think or say or sing (it's true) that word. So T-giving is over and you've got this enormous turkey carcass staring at you. Gobbbblleee goooobbbblleeee, from the haunted soul of yesterday. Ew, let's forget I said that. Instead, let's make soup! Just get the rest of the meat carved off and use that skeleton in a MOST flavorful turkey soup that seriously doesn't take long to pull together. Like, two hours. But it's hands off. So you can watch football. And drink Bloody Marys. I know how you are. Soup's on! You're gonna freak over this. Gobble gobble.