Best 5 Left Over Chicken Carcass Soup Recipes

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When you're looking for a way to use up leftover chicken carcass, making a soup is a great option. Chicken carcass soup is a delicious and versatile dish that can be made with a variety of ingredients. It's also a great way to get rid of bones and other scraps that would otherwise go to waste. Whether you're looking for a hearty, comforting meal or a light and refreshing soup, there's a recipe out there that's perfect for you.

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LEFT-OVER CHICKEN CARCASS SOUP



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Make and share this Left-Over Chicken Carcass Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by petlover

Categories     Inexpensive

Time 4h15m

Yield 1 pot soup, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 chicken carcass
6 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 kosher tsp salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 onion
6 carrots, cleaned and sliced
2 stalks celery & leaves, washed and cut
1/2 teaspoon dill
10 ounces egg noodles, cooked

Steps:

  • 1. Place broth, salt, pepper, onion 2 carrots, 1 stalk celery, dill and carcass into a pot, and add just enough water to cover the ingredients.
  • 2. Bring to a boil then simmer at least 2 hours.
  • 3. Using a cheese cloth strainer. pour soup over and into another pot.
  • 4. Remove chicken from the bones and gather any loose chicken, then place into the strained pot of soup. Discard the rest of the bones and cooked veggies.
  • 5. Add the remaining 4 carrots and stalk of celery to the soup.
  • 6. Bring to a boil then simmer at least one hour. Salt and Pepper to taste.
  • 7. Put cooked noodles into the pot and serve!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.4, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 39.9, Sodium 810.1, Carbohydrate 42.9, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 5.5, Protein 12.5

CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP



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Provided by Nancy Fuller

Categories     appetizer

Time 2h25m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 leftover roast chicken carcass, meat picked off (reserve for the stew)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
8 black peppercorns
2 stalks celery, cut into chunks
1 bay leaf
1 carrot, cut into chunks
1 onion, cut into chunks
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 carrots, unpeeled and diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 onion, diced
1 cup chopped kale
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups canned plum tomatoes
2 cups leftover cooked long-grain brown rice
1 cup leftover chicken meat, chopped
Chopped fresh parsley, for serving
Grated Parmesan, for serving

Steps:

  • For the leftover roast chicken stock: Put the cleaned chicken carcass in a large saucepan along with the salt, peppercorns, celery, bay leaf, carrots and onions and cover with cold water, about 8 cups. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a low simmer and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Strain the stock through a fine-mesh sieve or a colander lined with paper towels. You should have 6 cups stock after cooking.
  • For the soup: Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat until hot. Add the garlic, carrots, celery and onions and saute until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the kale and cook for about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Hand-crush the canned tomatoes directly into the pot; it's nice to keep a little texture with the tomatoes. Add the chicken stock and simmer the soup on medium heat for 20 minutes. Fold in the rice and chicken and simmer for 5 more minutes. Finish with chopped parsley and serve in warm bowls with grated Parmesan on top.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP FROM THE CARCASS



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In this recipe video, I show you how to make a homemade chicken soup...from scratch! I make chicken soup, just about every time we have a roast chicken, and I've got leftover chicken and bones. It is an easy soup recipe to make, and of course tastes great. It's also really easy to modify the soup with other ingredients and flavors. Here, I toss in some corn, cut fresh off the cob, as well as some orzo pasta. Of course by putting in some spaghetti or linguini noodles you can keep it a more traditional version. For the full list of ingredients and the write up that shows how to make the soup step by step, head over to the recipe page linked below. Hope you enjoy this chicken soup!

Provided by Dave Beaulieu

Categories     Soup

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 1

Chicken meat Chicken bones Celery Onion Garlic Orzo Thyme Carrot Corn

Steps:

  • One the greatest by-products of roasting a whole chicken (which I do as a pretty frequent Sunday meal), is the opportunity to make Homemade Chicken Soup with the leftover bones & carcass. Not sure if there is a food that feels more comforting and homey than Chicken Soup. Just about every family and every culture has a version, and it's one of those foods that just makes you feel good. This Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe is not hard to make, as I'll do with the leftover chicken(s) after the Sunday Roast (although you could start from an uncooked chicken). I'll show you how to make the broth from the carcass, and then put it together with the classic vegetables, and some pasta. Of course, it's easy to add other ingredients to make it your own. Hope you enjoy this Chicken Soup Recipe! Recipe Overview & Keys to Success To make the best Chicken Soup, just follow these few cooking techniques: Make your own chicken broth/stock with left over bones/carcass (you can even freeze them until you have enough) While it takes a bit more time, the essence of the soup is the broth, and you can make much better broth than you can buy Try to get the vegetables as uniformly cut as possible. Not only will that help ensure they cook evenly, but it makes the chicken soup easier, and more pleasant to eat. If you're using leftover chicken like me, make sure to pull the chicken meat you want in the soup, off the carcass before making the broth. While the bones simmer and make the broth, the meat is going to give up all it's flavor and get every dry - you won't want that in the soup. Instead we'll add the meat back to the soup at the last minute Note, you can freeze the leftover chicken carcasses and make the soup another day; or better yet, make the chicken broth, and freeze that. Then you can pull it out to make the chicken soup, whenever you want RECIPE FOR HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP Ingredients (for 5) 1 - 2 left over chicken carcasses (with some meat on the bone) 1/2 cup pieces of chicken meat 2 carrots diced into quarter inch pieces 1 large celery rib diced into quarter inch pieces 1 yellow onion diced 2 garlic cloves mined 1/3 cup orzo pasta (you can use traditional spaghetti or any pasta you'd like) 1 teaspoon thyme 1 ear of corn (optional) Homemade Chicken Soup From the Carcass Assuming you're using leftover roast chicken, remove any remaining meat from the carcass and dice it for the soup If you need more chicken meat, you can certainly cook off another breast and dice it up as well Place the chicken carcass(es) in a stock pot and cover with water by 2 - 3 inches Bring the water up to a very light simmer, and continue to simmer for 45 minutes to hour to make the chicken broth Remove the chicken bones from the broth and discard. Pour the broth into a bowl, through a strainer to collect any small bones or bits of chicken, and set the broth aside Clean the soup pot, and put it back over medium heat, coat with olive oil Add the carrots, onion, celery and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine Continue to sweat the vegetables until the onions are just translucent Add the thyme leaves, and the chicken broth Bring everything up to a simmer again, and cook until the carrots just soften (about 10 minutes) Add the corn, chicken and orzo pasta Cook for another 5 - 8 minutes until the orzo is tender Taste and re-season the soup if needed Serve up this delicious Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup with some crusty bread and a nice salad, can you've got a perfect, warming, comforting meal. Hope you enjoy it! Wine Recommendation: Soups can make for a tough wine pairings. I don't really like reds for chicken soup, as the flavors are likely to drown (no pun intended) the lighter soup. Similarly, so would full bodied or oaky whites. I'd suggest you go with an austere white wine, like a Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley in France. The wines are generally fairly tight, minerally, and clean tasting, and should accent the sweet elements in the soup. Hope you enjoy it!

CHICKEN SOUP



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Use up leftover chicken in this rustic soup with garlic yogurt. Best served with cheese scones

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Lunch, Soup

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, chopped
3 medium carrots, chopped
1 tbsp thyme leaves, roughly chopped
1.4l chicken stock
300g leftover roast chicken, shredded and skin removed
200g frozen peas
3 tbsp Greek yogurt
1 garlic clove, crushed
squeeze of lemon juice
cheese scone, to serve (see tips below)

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-based pan. Add the onions, carrots and thyme leaves, then gently fry for 15 mins.
  • Stir in 1.4l chicken stock, bring to a boil, cover, then simmer for 10 mins.
  • Add the leftover roast chicken, remove half the mixture, then purée with a stick blender. Tip back into the pan with the rest of the soup, the peas and seasoning, then simmer for 5 mins until hot through.
  • Mix the Greek yogurt, garlic and lemon juice together. Ladle the soup into bowls, swirl in the garlic yogurt, then serve.
  • If you want to use a slow cooker, gently fry the onions, carrots and thyme leaves for 15 mins, then tip them into the slow cooker with 1 litre stock. If you're using a chicken carcass, add it now. Cover and cook for 2-3 hours on High until the veg is tender. If you used a carcass, remove it now, shredding any remaining chicken from the bones. Stir back into the soup, or add the leftover roast chicken and frozen peas. Cook for 30 mins more. Remove half the mixture and purée with a stick blender, then serve as above.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 339 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 39 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium

LEFTOVER ROAST CHICKEN SOUP



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A great way to get more meals from one chicken! A delicious but light broth with great country flavors. Serve in large bowls with fresh crusty rye bread. Any leftovers of this soup can be strained and used as chicken stock.

Provided by Nikki

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 2h15m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 leftover roast chicken frame - bones, giblets, etc
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
2 bay leaf
2 large carrots, chopped
1 large onion, diced
1 cup chopped fresh green beans
4 large potatoes, diced
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

  • In a large stock pot place chicken frame, bones, giblets etc. Add enough water to cover chicken frame and gently simmer for 90 minutes, covered.
  • Remove all bones and chicken frame, but leave any chicken pieces in the soup. Add peppercorns, bay leaves, carrots, onions, green beans and potatoes. Add enough water to ensure that all the vegetables are covered. Cover and simmer gently until the vegetables are soft.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.8 calories, Carbohydrate 32.7 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 22.4 mg, Sugar 2.9 g

Tips:

- Utilize a heavy-bottomed pot to prevent scorching and evenly distribute heat throughout the soup. - Roast the leftover chicken carcass prior to making the soup to enhance its flavor. Roasting caramelizes the bones, intensifying their taste. - Allow the soup to simmer for an extended period, ideally for several hours or overnight. This extended simmering time extracts maximum flavor from the ingredients. - Incorporate aromatic vegetables such as carrots, celery, and onions, known as mirepoix, into the soup base for added depth of flavor. - Season the soup generously with salt and pepper. Taste the soup throughout the cooking process and adjust seasonings accordingly. - Consider adding herbs and spices to the soup for an extra layer of flavor. Common additions include bay leaves, thyme, and rosemary. - Enhance the soup's richness by adding a dollop of butter or a drizzle of olive oil before serving. - Garnish the soup with fresh herbs like parsley or chives to add a vibrant touch and enhance its visual appeal.

Conclusion:

Transforming leftover chicken carcasses into a flavorful and nourishing soup is a resourceful and economical way to avoid food waste while creating a delicious and comforting meal. By following the tips and techniques outlined in this article, you can effortlessly craft a delectable chicken carcass soup that will warm your soul and satisfy your taste buds. Experiment with different ingredients and flavor combinations to tailor the soup to your unique preferences. Whether served as a main course or a side dish, this versatile soup is sure to become a staple in your kitchen repertoire.

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