Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup

Ingredients

  • 1picked over turkey carcass
  • 1 ½ cups leftover stuffing
  • 2celery stalks, chopped
  • 2carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1onion, peeled and diced
  • 2bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon ground sage
  • 2 ½ quarts chicken broth
  • garlic salt to taste
  • ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 cups (uncooked) regular long-grain white rice
  • 1 (16 ounce) package frozen green peas
  • Directions

  • Step 1

    Place the turkey carcass in a large, deep pot, and add the stuffing, celery, carrots, onion, bay leaves, poultry seasoning, sage, and chicken broth. Pour in additional water if needed to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium, and simmer for about 1 hour, skimming off any foam. Remove the carcass and any bones. Pick any meat off and return to the pot, discarding bones and skin.

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  • Step 2

    Season to taste with garlic salt and pepper. Stir in the rice and return to a boil over medium-high heat. Lower heat to medium, and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in the peas, and continue to simmer until rice is tender, about 10 minutes more. Adjust seasonings to taste.

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