Smoked Turkey Rice Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 smoked turkey carcass
• 1 (32 fluid ounce) container vegetable broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups chopped fresh green beans
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup white rice
• 1/2 cup chopped celery, or to taste
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, or more to taste
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, or to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• place turkey carcass in a large soup pot and pour vegetable broth and water over the turkey frame. bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until meat falls from the bones, 1 to 2 hours. remove carcass, pick the meat from the bones, and discard bones. chop turkey meat and return to broth.
• stir green beans, corn, carrot, rice, celery, onion, green bell pepper, and red bell pepper into soup; bring to a simmer and cook until celery is tender and rice is cooked, about 1 more hour. stir cream cheese and cheddar cheese into soup until melted and smooth. season with black pepper.