Recipe: Turkey, Leek, Butternut Squash Noodle Soup

-3 tablespoons butter

-2 cups leeks, thinly sliced

-2 cups celery, thinly sliced

-1 cup carrot, thinly sliced

-3 cups butternut squash, peeled and diced

-12 cups water

-Turkey Carcass (Optional)

-4 cups cooked turkey, cut into bite size pieces

-1 ½ cups small cut pasta (I used Acini Di Pepe, but Orzo would work too)

-1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

-½ cup fresh parsley, minced

-Kosher salt and black pepper