Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
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1 cooked turkey carcass, chopped in big pieces in order to fit in the soup pot
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1 onion, chopped
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1 stalk celery, chopped
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2 -3 cloves garlic, crushed
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1 pinch dried thyme or 1 pinch subsitute dried sage
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6 -12 cups water
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3 chicken bouillon cubes (optional for added flavor)
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1 tomatoes, chopped (or add 1 six-ounce pan tomato paste or 1 can tomato juice, depending on what is on hand)
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turkey gravy
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pan juices
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6 -8 ounces pasta (small shapes or egg noodles) or 1/2 cup uncooked rice
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1 stalk celery, sliced
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1 cup mushroom, sliced (or subsitute another vegetable-green beans is also good)
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3 tablespoons parsley, minced
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1 carrot, chopped
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2 carrots, peeled and sliced
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add turkey carcass and brown lightly, stirring occassionally (8-10 minutes).
- Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic and thyme (or sage) to pan and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add water (enough to cover turkey carcass), bouillion cubes, tomato, gravy (if available) and pan juices (if available). Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 hours.
- Strain broth, reserving turkey pieces (I usually get 1-3 cups turkey pieces).
- Return broth to pan (I use a clean pan). Bring to a boil and add pasta (or rice), celery, carrots, and mushrooms (or other vegetables). Bring to a boil and cook for 10-20 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are done.
- Stir in parsley and salt and pepper.