After-Thanksgiving Soup

I know - I know, there are plenty of good soup recipes out there that will use up the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, however this is the one that my family prefers so I need to save it here for them. Mild flavors for my mild-flavored kids. Can be made in the slow cooker or on the stove top. Instructions include both.

• Ready In: 8 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6  cups turkey broth or 6  cups chicken broth
• 2  cups  cooked turkey, diced
• 1⁄2 cup pearl barley
• 1  medium onion, chopped
• 2  stalks celery, chopped
• 3  carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds
• 1  bay leaf
• 2  teaspoons dried parsley
• 1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried marjoram
•  salt, to taste
•  ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Slow Cooker instructions.
2. Combine all of the ingredients into the slow cooker.
3. Cook over low heat for 6-8 hours.
4. Stove Top instructions.
5. Combine all of the ingredients into a large soup kettle.
6. Simmer at least one hour or until the carrots are tender and the barley soft.