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Turkey Noodle Soup {with Thyme Roasted Veggies}

Libby with Lemony Thyme

Ingredients
  

  • 1 turkey carcass
  • reserved giblets
  • reserved 'picked' good turkey
  • lots of water
  • patience
  • peppercorns
  • bay leaves
  • diced aromatics such as carrot, onion, celery, sweet potato
  • thyme
  • garlic
  • olive oil
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • egg noodles

Instructions
 

  • Roast turkey and enjoy.
  • Once dinner is over (or the next day) pick carcass of good meat and reserve. Place carcass into a stock pot with giblets and aromatics like onion, garlic, celery, carrots, sweet potatoes. Add herbs like peppercorns, thyme & bay leaves, cover with water and cook covered on the lowest of settings for as many hours as you can stand.
  • Strain broth through a strainer into a smaller pot. Transfer broth to the fridge for 4 hours our overnight so the fat will separate from the broth.
  • Skim the broth of fat, discard fat.
  • Meanwhile prepare egg noodles according to package instructions and reserve.
  • Return broth to soup pot, bring to a boil. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Add in oven roasted veggies, cooked egg noodles and cubed cooked turkey.
  • Enjoy!