Smoked Turkey Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 1 smoked turkey carcass
• 1 , 32 fluid ounce
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups chopped fresh green beans
• 1.5 cups frozen corn
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup white rice
• 0.5 cups chopped celery , or to taste
• 0.5 cups chopped onion
• 0.5 cups chopped green bell pepper
• 0.5 cups chopped red bell pepper
• 1 , 4 ounce
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese , or to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 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. 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.