Smoked Turkey Rice Soup
Description
Cheddar cheese makes this smoked turkey and rice soup extra-creamy and flavorful.
Ingredients
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1 smoked turkey carcass
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1 (32 fluid ounce) container vegetable broth
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2 cups water
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2 cups chopped fresh green beans
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1 1/2 cups frozen corn
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1 cup shredded carrot
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1 cup white rice
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1/2 cup chopped celery, or to taste
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1/2 cup chopped onion
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1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
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1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
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1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, or more to taste
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1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste
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ground black pepper to taste
Directions
1
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.
2
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.