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"I call this "rescued", because so many people throw away the turkey carcass after a big meal. Don't! Rescue it! Making stock is not hard or complicated. You'll be rewarded with delicious soup, and an amazing aroma will fill your home as you make the stock. And you don't even have to make soup right away -- just freeze the stock!"

Ingredients: turkey carcass, dried thyme...

"Quick and easy soup that tastes just like stuffed green peppers."

Ingredients: mushroom pieces, cooked rice...

"My favorite comfort food on a cold day. It makes your house smell amazing! It makes a huge batch, however can be 1/2ed or doubled easily depending on your groups size. You can used leftover turkey or rotisserie chicken too, great way to use up leftover meats and veggies. I serve this with my Loaded Foccacia Bread and everyone's happy! I made..."

Ingredients: chicken base, ground sage...

"This recipe, published in Fitness magazine, is from Rocco Dispirito, a chef and cookbook author and a Fitness magazine advisory board member. He has a cooking show, Rocco Gets Real, which will air on A&E in October 2008. He states that to make soups and stews low-fat, skip the sauteing step. Instead, bring all the ingredients to a simmer together..."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh basil...

"This is the best gosh darn soup! MIL makes it every year and I finagled the recipe from her..I know it sounds weird but its heavenly. She got the recipe out of a store flyer."

Ingredients: garlic powder, turkey gravy...

"Based off my Dad's basic soup recipe. I had a house full of sickies tonight so I whipped this up to try to soothe and heal. ;) The feedback from DH and kids was an overwhelming - YUMMY!! SO...I guess it is Zaar worthy. ***Note I made this with 8oz of star pasta and although fabulous, it did continue to swell through the evening. We just..."

Ingredients: McCormick's Montreal Brand steak seasoning, walla walla onions...

"Inspired by a lentil sausage soup enjoyed in Northern Arizona at a restaurant named "The Red Raven". It isn't quite there. Will need to sample again. They giggled when I asked for the recipe. A yummy meal in itself. Serve with warm bread."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, Italian spices...

"South Beach Diet Phase 1"

Ingredients: ground cumin, cilantro leaves...

"My husband gets delicious homemade tamales every Thursday at the school where he works. I always freeze whatever we can't eat and eventually we get a backlog, so I made up this recipe last night and it turned out great. Most of the measurements (other than the canned goods) are just estimates and can be adjusted according to preference."

Ingredients: colby-monterey jack cheese, cumin...

"Recipe by: Lynn Nelson at Busy Cooks
(this recipe works well for chicken quarters also!)"

Ingredients: onions, water, celery ribs...

"Classic Minestrone adpated this receipe from 9/1998 Cook's Illustrated. I'm going vegan for lent and need a tasty soup that I knew would help me through this process. I removed the cheese from the orginal and it's not the exact same but it makes a great vegetable soup!"

Ingredients: leeks, salt, spinach leaves...

"Prep time: 15 min * Cook time: 8 hours * 8-9 Servings in this crock pot meal. I haven't made it yet, but will update when I do. Simple and straightforward meal that will make itself. Just add sourdough bread, or maybe spoon it into sourdough bowls!"

Ingredients: pepper, hot water, ketchup...

"There's nothing like going to Grandma Terry's a big plate of beans and fried cornbread. A simple and very inexpensive meal."

Ingredients: great northern beans, salt and pepper...

"In my search for a way to use leftover Christmas ham, I found recipe #15794 by mandabear. In turn, I think she got it from Mr. Food. Well....I adapted the recipe to fit the taste of my household and this is what I came up with. It is simple to prepare, and delicious...especially the second time around. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: Rotel Tomatoes, butter beans...