After Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

This Thanksgiving I wanted to make some turkey stock. We boiled the Turkey carcass in a large pot with water, onions, and celery for about 3-4 hours.  Afterward, I looked for a good turkey soup recipe and found this one.  It looked pretty easy and all the reviews sang praises for it so I though I would give it a try.  I didn't follow the first step since I already made my own stock, but this seems nice and quick if you haven't made your own yet.  I did take some of the suggestions and cut down on the butter, flour, and cream and added corn.  I think it turned out really well!  The pictures were all from the first day of soup, and I have to say the second day the soup was even better than the first! I will definitely make this soup again!

(that giant container of stock is only about half of the stock we got from the turkey carcass)

 After Thanksgiving Turkey Soup
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Ingredients:
1 leftover turkey carcass
2-3 medium onions, chopped
2 large carrots, diced
2 celery ribs, diced
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup flour
1-2 cups half and half cream
2 cups uncooked long grain rice
2 tsp salt
1 tsp chicken bouillon granules (if desired)
3/4 tsp pepper

Directions:
1. Place Turkey carcass in a soup kettle or dutch oven and cover with water.  Bring toa boil.  reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or more.  Remove carcass and set aside 3 qt. broth.  Remove turkey from bones and cut into bite-sized pieces; set aside.

2.  In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute the onions, carrtos, and celery in butter until tender.  Reduce heat; stir flour until blended.  gradually add 1 qt. of reserved broth.  Bring to a bowl; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

3. Add rice, salt, bouillon, pepper, remaining broth and reserved turkey.  Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until rice is tender.  Add the cream during the last 10 minutes.