Super Easy Homemade Soup

Ingredients

Broth

• 1 raw chicken carcass or raw turkey carcass, with as much skin removed as possible
• 30 cups water (or enough water to cover the body)
• 1/4 cup salt (I use coarse salt, but whatever is on hand is good)

Add Ins

• 2-3 cups carcass meat (or whatever comes off the bones, eliminating all mini bones)
• 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 cup alphabet pasta
• 1 1/2 cups rice (not instant!)
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 2 cups peas
• 2 cups mixed vegetables (or variety of your choice)
• salt (I once again used the coarse salt, this is up to you)

Directions

1. 1

   Boil carcass in pot large enough to hold it and with enough water to cover it. Season with the 1/4 cup salt prior to boiling. Let boil for up to 3 hours, checking water levels occasionally.

2. 2

   Use slotted spoon to remove all pieces of carcass (careful, it will have separated into smaller pieces).

3. 3

   Strain into another container with cheesecloth to catch all the meat floating in the water, as well as the residual fat from the body.

4. 4

   Allow the bones to cool to touch to remove the remaining meat for the soup.

5. 5

   Place the broth back into the now cleaned pot (washing in between is key here) with the meat from the carcass. Stir occasionally.

6. 6

   Put back onto the stove to boil. Add the cut thigh meat after the water boils. Stir occasionally.

7. 7

   Add the rice and pasta, let come to a boil again. Stir occasionally (see a pattern here? :D).

8. 8

   Once the rice and pasta begin to swell, add veggies (you know what to do here :D).

9. 9

   Season to taste with salt.

10. 10

    Serve to those you love (especially yourself!).