AMAZING Thanksgiving Leftover Soup
This Thanksgiving Leftover Soup is going to become your families favorite recipe! Our family is known to cook up a turkey just to make this turkey leftover soup recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3-4 medium carrots, chopped
- 4-5 ribs celery, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups wild rice, cooked
- 2 cups half & half
- 2 cups cooked turkey, cut up
- 8-10 cups turkey broth
- 1/4 cup sherry, optional
Instructions
- Cover turkey carcass in water; boil. Reduce heat & simmer 2+ hours (the longer you simmer, the more flavor). Pull off loose meat and save (about 2 cups). Strain mixture to save broth for soup, discard bones.
- Make wild rice soup per package directions. I like to use extra turkey broth instead of water to give it extra flavor.
- In soup kettle over medium heat melt butter; add onion, celery, garlic, and carrots until transparent, about 5-7 minutes.
- Reduce heat and add in flour; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
- Gradually add in broth; stirring constantly. Add seasonings while bringing to a boil; cook for 1 minute.
- Reduce heat to low; add wild rice, turkey, and sherry and simmer 20 minutes.