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creamy after thanksgiving turkey soup

This cream of turkey soup is a version of Valorie Walker's recipe with a few of my changes. Enjoy.

Ingredients

    • 1 turkey carcass
    • 1 cup butter
    • 1 large onion, chopped
    • 2 stalks celery, diced
    • 2 large carrots, diced
    • 1 cup all-purpose flour
    • 2 cups half-and-half
    • 4 ounces fettuccine, broken into 2-inch pieces
    • ¼ cup prepared stuffing, or more to taste
    • 2 teaspoons salt
    • 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
    • ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 1 pinch poultry seasoning, or to taste

Directions

  1. Place turkey carcass in a large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 1 hour. Remove carcass and allow to cool. Separate turkey meat from bones. Cut meat into bite-sized pieces; discard bones. Reserve 12 cups turkey broth in a large bowl. Save remaining broth for another use.
  2. Melt butter in the same large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and carrots in hot butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour; cook and stir until smooth, about 5 minutes. Gradually stir in 4 cups reserved turkey broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes.
  3. Stir in remaining 8 cups turkey broth, turkey meat, half-and-half, fettuccine, stuffing, salt, bouillon, pepper, and poultry seasoning. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until noodles are tender, about 10 minutes more.