Home-style Turkey Soup

Don’t throw away that turkey carcass! This turkey soup utilizes not only the carcass, but any leftover turkey meat you may have in the refrigerator as well. If handling the carcass makes you a little queasy, feel free to simply utilize the other broth ingredients.

Number of servings: 10

Serving size: 2 cups

Ingredients

For the broth:

• 1 turkey carcass
• 4 cups water
• 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 3 large onions, 1 quartered and 3 chopped

For the soup:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup diced rutabaga or turnip, peeled
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 4 carrots, peeled and cut into thin strips
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup uncooked pearl barley
• 1 can (14 ounces) unsalted tomatoes
• 1 can (16 ounces) white beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 pound leftover light turkey meat, cut into bite-size chunks

 Directions

In a large stockpot, combine the turkey carcass, water, broth and quartered onion. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour. Strain the mixture, discarding the carcass and onion. Chill the liquid in the refrigerator — overnight, if possible — and skim off the fat from the broth's surface.

Return the liquid to the stockpot. Add the soup ingredients to the broth mixture. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, for about 1 hour. Ladle into individual bowls and serve immediately.

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Nutritional analysis per serving:

Calories 178
Total Fat 2 g
Saturated fat 1 g
Trans fat Trace
Monounsaturated fat <1 g
Cholesterol 23 mg
Sodium 131 mg
Total carbohydrate 25 g
Dietary fiber 5 g
Added Sugars 0 g
Protein 15 g