Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2010

I had homemade turkey stock made from my Thanksgiving turkey, so I used that and started at step 2. This is a very hearty and satisfying soup. I loved the parsley dumplings - they added an old-fashioned touch and were the perfect complement to the soup. Delicious!

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Pam-3BoysMama

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2010

Followed directions minus dumplings. Sad to say that this was not flavorful at all (after hours of work) and the flavor it had was dominated by thyme.

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knurczynski

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2009

Great recipe, took much longer for us, because we doubled it because of the large turkey carcass, but it was a good lazy day to do it. I would add more chicken bouillon as one other user noted, I put in 4 cubes. We didn't have a rutabaga, so just used potatoes. Our dumplings were too big, so be careful not to do that like we did. All in all - GREAT recipe.

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Minneapolis Girl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2009

Yummmy! My family thought this was so delicious. We didn't follow the recipe exactly - but we never do :-) Here are the changes we made (although I think it would be just as good without the changes). One thing we do that is different is to cook the turkey carcass in a little olive oil first until it is golden brown then add the vegetables along with the turkey and cook them until their golden brown as well. We think this give everything more flavor. Add the liquid after this. Also, I didn't have parsley so I used fresh thyme and sage in the soup and in the dumplings. These herbs were great in the soup. I used chicken stock instead of water and boullion.

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Roxieheart

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2009

This soup was excellent! It took some time because I wanted to let the stock cool to get the fat off. It was very good. I used a different method to make the dumplings because I don't have a food processor. My husband loved this soup!

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Ann262

Reviewed: May 12, 2009

Great recipe! I've used leftover rotisserie chicken as well and the whole family loves it. I did saute' all the veggies first in olive oil. My family is picky about celery especially, so I wanted to make sure it was well cooked. Overall great recipe!

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TXmom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: North Richland Hills, Texas, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2009

The very best turkey soup I've ever had. Everyone loved it! Will be making this one again and again.

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golden mom

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2009

I'm giving it only 4 stars because I followed the directions exactly and the dumplings came out too mushy. It could of been my mistake, but I think it may just be the recipe.

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Lori

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2009

This soup was fantastic! We made this Thanksgiving night and my eight year old daughter ate it for lunch and dinner the next day! I plan on making a turkey just so I can make the soup again.

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sagk22

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2008

Really yummy!! Will cook the dumplings longer next time and follow another reviewer's suggestion for cooking 10 minutes without cover and 10 with cover. Didn't have rutabaga but substituted leftover boiled potatoes instead. Will try rutabaga next time.

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