Leftover Turkey Soup (slow Cooker)

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 quarts chicken broth
• 1 turkey carcass, skin and meat removed
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 carrots, halved lengthwise
• 3 celery stalks, halved lengthwise
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups penne pasta
• 3 cups chopped cooked turkey
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ready Time: 10 hrs 20 mins


• combine chicken broth, turkey carcass, onion quarters, carrot halves, celery halves, and bay leaves in a slow cooker.
• cook on high for 4 hours. carefully strain broth, discard solids, and transfer broth to a bowl. rinse slow cooker.
• pour broth back into slow cooker; add chopped carrots, chopped celery, and chopped onion.
• cook on low for 3 hours. add penne pasta to slow cooker; cook for 2 1/2 more hours.
• mix turkey meat and cream of mushroom soup into soup and cook for 30 more minutes.