Day after Thanksgiving Turkey Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients:
Broth[i]
· Turkey bones
· ¼ cup turkey drippings (optional)
· 1 onion, chopped
· 1 carrot
· 1 stalk celery
· Herbs of choice
Soup
· About ½ pound leftover turkey, cut into small pieces
· Leftover pumpkin pie filling
· Pumpkin to supplement pie filling to about 2 cups (optional but recommended).
· 1 cup leftover vegetables
· 1 sweet potato, cubed (or 1 cup leftover sweet potatoes)
· 1 clove garlic, minced
· ½ tsp. hot sauce
Directions: Broth 1. Put turkey bones in large pot with water, drippings, onion, carrot, and celery
2. Bring to boil
3. Reduce to simmer for 1 hour
4. Drain broth to remove bones and other ingredients
Soup 5. Put broth in large pot
6. Add potato
7. Bring to boil for 5 minutes
8. Reduce heat to simmer
9. Add turkey, pumpkin, vegetables, garlic, and hot sauce
10. If you are not using leftovers, add herbs or seasoning of choice
11. Simmer for 1 hour
[i] You may use chicken or vegetable broth in lieu of making turkey broth