Hearty Turkey Soup with Parsley Dumplings
Hearty Turkey Soup with Parsley Dumplings might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 731 calories, 87g of protein, and 28g of fat each. This recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have bread, thyme, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine turkey carcass, water, 1 cup celery, 2 carrots, onion, 2 teaspoons salt, thyme, bouillon, and bay leaf in large 4 quart stockpot. Bring to boiling. Lower heat, and cover. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Strain stock, and discard solids. Skim off fat using ladle or fat separator. Pick meat off bones when cooled. Reserve meat.
Combine 6 tablespoons flour and 1/2 cup milk in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake to combine.
Pour stock into pot. Bring to simmering. Strain flour mixture through sieve into stock, stirring.
Slice remaining 3 carrots.
Add rutabaga, ground pepper, remaining 1/2 cup celery, and sliced carrots. Simmer 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
While the soup is simmering, prepare the dumplings.
Combine parsley and bread in processor; whirl until medium size crumbs.
Add 1 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; process just until combined.
Add 1/2 cup milk and butter; process using on-off pulses just until blended.
Drop mounded tablespoons of dumpling mixture into simmering soup.
Place cover on pot. Cook for 12 minutes, or until dumplings are dry in center.
Add turkey meat; cook 3 minutes, or until heated through.