As much as I love holiday leftovers, this soup is too good to pass up and I always save the turkey and mashed potatoes for this hearty meal!  Oh, and by the way, it's even better the second day!  The broth gets thicker and creamier! 

Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Soup

Ingredients: 

1 T butter 6 large carrots, sliced 3-4 celery stalks, sliced 1 small yellow onion, diced 2 cloves garlic 3 32 oz cans chicken broth 3 cups mashed potatoes 14.5 oz can stewed or diced tomatoes, undrained 3-4 small red potatoes, diced to ½” cubes 3 c cooked cut-up turkey ¾ - 1 package whole wheat egg noodles 1 t thyme 1 t sage 1 t salt 1 t freshly ground pepper