Turkey Minestrone Soup
1 year ago

Turkey Minestrone Soup

This soup is the perfect way to make a second meal of your holiday turkey.

6-8 servings
Preparation time: 2 hours

Ingredients

1 meaty turkey carcass
10 cups water
¼ cup chicken stock
1 bay leaf
2 (14.5-ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 (15.5-ounce) can great northern beans, drained
1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
2 potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 2 cups)
1 large onion, chopped (about 2 cups)
1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon dried basil, crumbled
½ teaspoon salt (optional)
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ cup broken uncooked spaghetti
1 (16-ounce) package frozen Italian green beans

Directions

  1. In large Dutch oven, combine first 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
  2. Remove meat and bones from broth; cool. Remove turkey meat from bones; discard bones. Chop turkey into bite-sized pieces. Strain broth; return broth and turkey to Dutch oven.
  3. Stir in next 9 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
  4. Stir in spaghetti and green beans; continue cooking until potatoes and pasta are tender (about 10 minutes).

 

Turkey Minestrone Soup