Day-After-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup

This soup made with leftover turkey puts your turkey carcass to good use! A tasty soup full of veggies, rice, and the meat that falls off the bone.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 370 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Reduce heat to medium and simmer, skimming off any foam, for about 1 hour. Remove carcass and any bones.

Step 2

Adjust seasonings to taste before serving.

Step 3

Place turkey carcass in a large, deep pot. Add stuffing, onion, carrots, celery, poultry seasoning, sage, and bay leaves. Pour in chicken broth. Add additional water if needed to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

Step 4

Pick any meat off carcass and bones. Return meat to the pot and discard bones and skin. Season soup with garlic salt and pepper.

Step 5

Stir in rice and return to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in peas and continue to simmer until rice is tender, about 10 minutes more.