Homemade Turkey Soup

(Courtesy of Taste of Home)

Ingredients:
1 leftover turkey carcass (from a 10 to 12 lb. turkey)
2 qts. water
1 medium onion, halved
1/2 tsp. salt
2 bay leaves
1 c. chopped carrots
1 c. uncooked long grain rice
1/3 c. chopped celery
1/4 c. chopped onion
1 can (10 3/4 oz. condensed cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

Directions:
Place the turkey carcass in a stockpot; add the water, onion, salt and bay leaves.  Slowly bring to a boil over low heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours.

Remove carcass; cool.  Strrain broth and skim off fat.  Discard onion and bay leaves.  Return broth to the pan.  Add the carrots, rice, celery and chopped onion; cover and simmer until the rice and vegetables are tender.

Remove turkey from the bones; discard bones and cut turkey into bite-size pieces.  Add turkey and cream soup to the broth; heat through.

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