Homemade Turkey Soup

Homemade Turkey Soup
Prep Time 30 Minutes  Total Time 2:55 Hrs:Mins  Makes 10  servings

Use your leftover holiday turkey to make from-scratch soup packed with barley and vegetables.
 
Carcass from cooked 10- to 12-lb turkey
3 quarts (12 cups) water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning or dried sage leaves
1 dried bay leaf
1/2 cup uncooked pearl barley
3 medium carrots, sliced (1 1/2 cups)
1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
3 cups cut-up cooked turkey
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, if desired

Break up turkey carcass to fit 6-quart Dutch oven. Add water, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and bay leaf. Heat      to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 1 hour 30 minutes.

1. Skim off any residue that rises to the surface. Remove bones, meat and bay leaf from broth; cool. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones and cut into bite-size pieces; set aside. Discard bones and bay leaf.
2. Skim fat from broth; discard. Add turkey meat cut from bones to broth; stir in barley. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Stir in carrots, onion, celery and 3 cups cooked turkey. Simmer uncovered 20 to 25 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables and barley are tender. Stir in parsley.

Variation
Turn this into Homemade Turkey-Vegetable Soup by adding up to 3 cups raw or cooked vegetables, such as whole kernel corn, green peas, diced potatoes, sliced zucchini, sliced mushrooms or any combination, along with the carrots, onion and celery.
How-To
An easy way to add layers of flavor is to use poultry seasoning. A blend of sage, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, black pepper and nutmeg, this seasoning lends a subtle savory note to chicken and turkey dishes.
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving (1 Serving)

• Calories 140
  • (Calories from Fat 30),

• Total Fat 3 1/2g
  • (Saturated Fat 1g,
  • Trans Fat 0g),
• Cholesterol 40mg;
• Sodium 330mg;
• Total Carbohydrate 13g
  • (Dietary Fiber 3g,
  • Sugars 2g),
• Protein 15g;