Vegetable Soup with Homemade Thanksgiving Turkey Stock

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 97.6
  • Total Fat: 3.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 4.0 mg
  • Sodium: 167.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.1 g
  • Protein: 2.6 g

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Introduction

Boil up your leftover turkey carcass to make a delicious, healthy vegetable soup. Boil up your leftover turkey carcass to make a delicious, healthy vegetable soup.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    Homemade turkey broth (see Tips)--9.5 cups
    Extra Virgin olive oil, 2 Tbs
    Onion, one medium chopped
    Garlic, two cloves minced
    Carrots, 2 chopped
    Celery, 2 stalks chopped
    Green snap beans, roughly chopped, 2 cups
    Frozen peas, thawed, 2 cups
    Spinach, fresh, 2 cups, chopped or baby

Tips

How to make turkey stock:Put leftover turkey carcass into stock pot and add: 2 carrots quartered, 2 stalks celery quartered, one onion quartered and stuck with 4-8 whole cloves, sprigs of fresh herbs (sage, thyme, parsley), one bay leaf. Cover with water and bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for two hours. Strain out solids, let cool overnight and skim off the fat. Salt to taste.


Directions

Heat olive oil in dutch oven. Saute onions, garlic, carrots, celery, and green beans until vegetables begin to soften. Add frozen peas and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add spinach and adjust seasonings.

Serving Size: Makes about 12 1.5 cup servings.