Diet – Leftover Turkey Soup

If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to figure out what to do with all those Thanksgiving leftovers. Gather up what’s still in the fridge and turn it into a healthy Leftover Turkey Soup.

You can prepare a turkey stock the same as you would for chicken. Use the turkey carcass to create a stock. If you have leftover vegetables like carrots, green beans, pearl onions or corn, go ahead and add those to the stock. They’ll give you more flavor and extra room in the fridge. You can even use rice, noodles or even leftover mashed potatoes as your starch. However you choose to make your turkey soup, you can basically follow this recipe to get the best results:

1 turkey carcass
water to cover
2 cloves garlic

1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp parsley
2 stalks of celery
2 carrots
1 onion, halved

salt
pepper

leftovers

Put the turkey carcass in a big stock pot and cover with water. If necessary, you can break apart the carcass fit in the pan. Add in the garlic, bay leaf, basil, parsley, celery, carrots and onion. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and cook long enough to loosen the meat. Remove the turkey carcass from the stock and pick off all the meat. Add the meat back into the stock, cover and simmer for 2 hours. Remove from heat and let cool. Refrigerate overnight.

In the morning, remove the solidified fat from the top of the soup stock. Put back on the stove over medium-low heat and add in some leftovers (bits of stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, tomatoes, etc.). Simmer until everything is heated up and serve.



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