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Gluten Free Turkey Noodle Soup from Thanksgiving Leftovers

The traditional day after recipe with a twist - Gluten Free Turkey Noodle Soup from Thanksgiving Leftovers.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 turkey carcass leftover from carving a whole turkey,
  • 1 medium to large yellow onion quartered or cut into thick wedges
  • 1 to 2 carrots roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ground thyme
  • 1 tablespoon of dried sage
  • 1 tablespoon ground celery
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 stalk celery rough chop
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 2 cups or more of leftover smoked turkey meat
  • Gluten free noodles I used Ancient Harvest
  • 1 tablespoon butter and canola oil
  • 2 cups baby carrots

Instructions

  1. Remove all the usable smoked turkey meat from the turkey carcass.
  2. Place the turkey carcass into a large stock pot (bigger is better).
  3. Cover with COLD water all the way up if you can).
  4. Add the onion, carrots, celery, thyme, sage and the bay leaf to the pot.
  5. Bring to a boil on high heat and then lower the heat to a simmer.
  6. Add salt and pepper to the pot.
  7. Cook with a loose cover for 3 - 4 hours.
  8. First, pour the stock through a large strainer into another big basin to catch the onion, celery and carrots.
  9. Then strain the stock through a fine mesh sieve or strainer.
  10. Makes 4 to 6 quarts or more of stock, depending on the size of the turkey carcass, and how much water you added to cover it.

Soup

  1. In a separate double boiler, cook the gluten free noodles per the box instructions.
  2. Lift the top container and let the water drain reserving the carrots in the container.
  3. In a large soup pot, heat the butter or oil on medium high heat.
  4. Add the baby carrots and cook for a few minutes minutes.
  5. Then add the stock to the pot.
  6. Taste and add some seasoning—salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, sage, thyme, and/or ground celery.
  7. Bring to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are just cooked through.
  8. Add the turkey and simmer for 10 minutes.
  9. Next, add the gluten free noodles.
  10. Serve and enjoy!