Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass Soup

This-day-after-Thanksgiving turkey carcass soup recipe transforms your leftover turkey carcass, a little stuffing, and vegetables into a rich, hearty broth with rice and peas. It’s an easy, comforting way to enjoy one more round of holiday flavor the next day.

Calories

290

Carbohydrates

29g

Protein

5g

Potassium

580mg

Fiber

10g

Sugar

7g

Ingredients

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

Direction

Place carcass in a large pot. Add stuffing, onion, carrots, celery, poultry seasoning, sage, and bay leaves.
Pour in chicken broth; add additional water to cover, if needed. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, skimming off and discarding any foam, about 1 hour.
Remove carcass and any bones; pick off any meat. Return meat to the pot and discard bones and skin.
Add garlic salt and pepper. Stir in rice and return to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes.
Stir in peas; continue to simmer until rice is tender, about 10 minutes more.
Adjust seasonings to taste before serving.