Homemade Turkey Soup

Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, public domain government resource—original source of recipe
* Serves: 16
== Ingredients ==
* 6 lb turkey breast with bones (with at least 2 cups meat)
* 2 medium onions
* 3 stalks celery
* 1 tsp dried thyme
* ½ tsp dried rosemary
* ½ tsp dried sage
* 1 tsp dried basil
* ½ tsp dried marjoram
* ½ tsp dried tarragon
* ½ tsp salt
* to taste black pepper
* ½ lb Italian pastina or pasta
== Directions ==
# Place turkey breast in large 6-quart pot.
# Cover with water until at least three quarters full.
# Peel onions, cut into large pieces, and add to pot.
# Wash celery stalks, slice, and add to pot.
# Simmer covered for about 2½ hours.
# Remove carcass from pot.
# Divide soup into smaller, shallower containers for quick cooling in refrigerator.
# After cooling, skim off fat.
# While soup cools, remove remaining meat from turkey carcass.
# Cut into pieces.
# Add turkey meat to skimmed soup, along with herbs and spices.
# Bring to boil and add pastina.
# Continue cooking on low boil for about 20 minutes, until pastina is done.
# Serve at once or refrigerate for later reheating.
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