Source: Stay Young At Heart
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
https://healthyeating.nhlbi.nih.gov
| Prep Time | 15 minutes | 
| Cook Time | 3 hours | 
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    Ingredients
    
                - 1 turkey carcass, it should have some meat (at least 2 C) remaining
 - 2 medium onions
 - 3 stalks of celery
 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
 - 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
 - 1 teaspoon sage
 - 1/2 teaspoon basil
 - 1 teaspoon dried basil
 - 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
 - 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
 - Ground black pepper to taste
 - 1/2 lb. Italian pastina or other small pasta
 
            
 
 
 
        
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    Instructions
    
                - Place turkey carcass in a large 6-quart pot. Cover with water, at least ¾ full.
 - Peel onions, cut into large pieces, and add to pot. Wash celery stalks, slice, and add to pot as well.
 - Simmer, covered, for about 2 ½ hours.
 - Remove carcass from pot. Cool soup in the refrigerator (hint: divide soup into smaller, shallower containers for quicker cooling).
 - While soup is cooling, remove remaining meat from turkey carcass. Discard bones and cut meat into bite-sized pieces.
 - After soup has cooled, skim off fat from top. Return soup to pot.
 - Add turkey meat to skimmed soup, along with herbs and spices.
 - Bring to a 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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