Chicken (or Turkey) Pot Luck Supper

Ingredients:
1 chicken or turkey carcass (which has been carved and lightly picked)
3 carrots
2 potatoes
½ cup frozen peas
½ a green bell pepper
½ a red bell pepper
3 cloves of garlic
1 small zucchini
1 medium onion
2 tomatoes

Directions:
The last time I made this was with the left over chicken from Larry’s Italian Roasted chicken.  He and I enjoy the breast meat, so we generally will have a lot of dark meat left.  I save the broth, which I strain and add 2 cans of chicken broth.  I let the chicken simmer for about an hour in the broth, I use a large cast iron Dutch oven.  Then I drain and strain the broth again, return to pot and add all the above ingredients, which I have chopped, including the chicken which I removed from the carcass.  After simmering for about an hour I drop dumplings on top and cook in a covered pan for an additional 15 minutes.  Serve it hot!  It’s a meal!

J. B. Thistlewaite always made this “Black Pot Special” after Thanksgiving.  He used a large cast iron Dutch oven and cooked it on the open fire in their big fireplace.  The smell filled the house all afternoon and everyone got excited when he put the canned biscuits on top, they knew we would get to eat soon!