The soup was delicious. I thought that the dumplings were heavy, but that they had a good flavor. I had cooked the chicken carcass without any veggies and it was in the frig before I found this recipe. After skimming the fat off, I heated the broth and added the carrots, celery, onion and spices. I did not strain the veggies out. Then, I followed the recipe exactly except I did add more flour because the amount of flour didn't do much to thicken the soup. Next time I'll try a different dumpling recipe.

Hmmm..I was really excited about this recipe, but I can only give it 3 stars. For starters, you need a bigger stock pot than 4 qts! I don't really understand the need to mix milk and the flour together to mix into soup. It didn't thicken the soup, in my opinion just clouded it! I think it had a bit too much pepper, and I messed up the dumplings. They were too doughy! However, I could still taste some goodness through it all. I will try this again...and maybe make a few changes.

Very good flavor but I didn't cook the dumplings right, so they were a bit doughy. Otherwise a great soup that I will make again!

This was easy and delicious! My husband, who is not a turkey soup fan, loved this dish. The soup was thicker than a broth and full of vegetables and meat. The dumplings turned out perfectly tender and puffy. The trick to perfect dumplings is to NOT lift the lid on the simmering dumplings once cooking starts. This one is a keeper for us.

I don't know why this is rated at almost 5 stars. It was okay. Nothing spectacular. Pretty plain. I won't make it again. It turned out the way it is supposed to, just didn't care for it.

I just tried the dumplings in this recipe... they were ok. I'm still searching for a better recipe... too chewy. The flavor was good though.

pretty good. I made bread dumplings after I tried the ones in the recipe, thank goodness. They were just gross. I'd make it again.

This is very good... you must make sure to skim off as much fat as possible or else the soup will turn out extremely greasy. The dumplings were great. I added cornmeal and cooked them for ten minutes covered and then ten minutes uncovered. I substitued the cube of chicken bouillon with a can of chicken broth. Overall a very yummy soup. I'll use this recipe for every leftover turkey! Thanks for sharing.

I made a chicken noodle soup out of this instead, but I just added the parsley dumplings to my soup. Splendid!

This is a very good and easy recipe. Family really liked it!

I didn't make the dumplings (or use a rutabaga), but the soup was great! I'm generally not a big fan of turkey or chicken soup, but this was very flavorful - definitely add the thickening. I added some cooked barley to the soup. And, if you have leftover stuffing, put a scoop of that into your bowl before you add the soup - really good!

This soup was wonderful! We refridgerated the dumpling dough and just made them when we reheated the soup, so they wouldn't get soggy. The dumplings were better the second day. This recipie is definately a keeper

I have made this several times and I think it is delicious --the dumplings are great. I've tried it with and without the rutabaga and now believe it does not matter whether it is there. Fresh parsley is a must. The salt for the broth needs to be reduced -- start by reducing it to half of what the recipe calls for and add according to your taste. I frequently add fresh or canned corn, garlic. I also like to add small noodles about 10 minutes before it is done, and frozen peas a minute or two before serving. This soup is comfort food, no doubt about it. If you are worried it might be to bland for you, I'd 1 1/2 x the onion for extra flavor...I have made this several times, sometimes using chicken instead of turkey. It is very good.

This soup was great - the best, most flavourful use of a turkey carcass after Thanksgiving! Now... the dumplings in this recipe were a disaster- which could have been something I did - they turned out like doorstops! I had to scoop them out and throw em away, but the soup made up for it..! Stick to easy bisquick dumplings with this recipe.

This is really, really, good, flavorful soup. It was fine without the rutabaga. I ate the last of the leftovers today, am sad to see it all gone!

One of my favorite turkey recipes! I don't use the rutabaga, however - and it still turns out delicious!