The Day After Thanksgiving, Hearty Soup.

How about using some of your leftover turkey in a hearty turkey soup? We all love the turkey sandwich with the fixings and mayo, but save 2 cups for a wonderful filling soup. Pretty easy to make, you probably have most of the stuff in your pantry. But if not, they are easy products to grab at the grocery store. It's easy. Let's begin.

hearty turkey soupPhoto byR.Gerner/Canva

2 Tablespoons oil.

2 cups of sliced mushrooms, used canned if you want.

8 cups of chicken stock.

1/3 cup of uncooked barley.

Add a little uncooked barley.Photo byR.Gerner/Canva

1/4 cup of dried, minced onion.

1 teaspoon of dried sage.

1/8 teaspoon pepper.

1- 1/2 cup of sliced carrots.

1- 1/2 cups of sliced celery.

1 -1/2 cups of sliced zucchini.( optional)

1 cup of tomato, diced.

2 cups of turkey, cut into bite sized pieces.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add mushrooms, saute 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, barley, onion, sage, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for , covered for about 20 minutes, to cook the barley.

Stir in the carrots, celery, zucchini and tomato, continue to simmer, covered for 10 more minutes. Add the turkey, and cook covered, another 15 minutes or until all veggies and barley are tender. Takes a little time, but it's worth it, a delicious soup for your family. Have the older kids help, they can make up a salad and serve some crusty garlic bread.

Add bread and you're all set.Photo byR.Gerner/Canva