Hearty Turkey Vegetable Soup

All your favorite soup veggies can be found in this hearty dish, plus some soft noodles and lots of chunks of roast turkey or chicken.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  large onion, chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, chopped
• 3  celery ribs, chopped
• 2  tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 3  carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2  cups  chopped cabbage
• 1  cup  sliced mushrooms
• 1  potato, diced
• 1  cup green beans
•  salt and pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon rosemary
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 2 1⁄2 quarts  chicken stock or 2 1⁄2 quarts  turkey stock
• 1  cup macaroni or 1  cup  egg noodles
• 1 (12 ounce) can butter beans, drained
• 2  cups  left over  roasted turkey or 2  cups  cooked chicken

Directions

1. Heat stock pot on medium heat and add the olive oil.
2. Saute onions and garlic until just transparent -- 5 minutes.
3. Add celery, cabbage and mushrooms cooking and stirring until soft -- 5 more minutes.
4. Add potato, green beans, salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme.
5. Pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil; then turn down to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes.
6. Add macaroni, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
7. Add butter beans, and turkey or chicken, cooking just until heated.
8. Taste for seasoning and serve.