Potato Barley Chicken Leek Soup

Name: Potato Barley Chicken Leek Soup Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup or about 3 leeks cleaned sliced and chopped; 1 small onion chopped; 1 cup celery chopped; 1/2 cup carrots chopped; 2 cups red skin potatoes with skin on (about 10 small); 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 cup pearl barley uncooked; 4 cups Pacific Oraganic free range chicken broth; 3 cups water; 1 12.5 oz can Tyson Premium chunk chicken white meat; 1 TBSP salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 TBSP Spice Hunter Herbes De Provence

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Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 120

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 cup or about 3 leeks, cleaned, sliced and chopped 1 small onion chopped1 cup celery chopped1/2 cup carrots chopped2 cups red skin potatoes with skin on (about 10 small)2 Tbsp olive oil1 cup pearl barley uncooked4 cups Pacific Oraganic free range chicken broth3 cups water1 12.5 oz can Tyson Premium chunk chicken white meat1 TBSP salt1 tsp pepper1 TBSP Spice Hunter Herbes De Provence

Directions

Chop all the vegetables. In a large stock pot add the olive oil and saute leeks, celery and onions until transparent. Add chicken broth and water. Add potatoes, carrots, barley, chicken and seasonings.

Bring to a boil and then lower heat to cook gently for about 2 hours until all the vegetables are tender and the broth is rich and creamy.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ELDERBEAVER.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 253.1
Total Fat: 5.3 g
Cholesterol: 5.0 mg
Sodium: 1,618.0 mg
Total Carbs: 44.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
Protein: 8.3 g

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Member Reviews

THOMASINA57
I loved this recipe, I lowered the salt and omitted the "hunter" spice as I don't have a clue what that is, but used .5 tsp poutry seasoning instead. I used .5 of a cup of raw barley and found I had to add more water.
The end result was amazing and I'll be making this one alot more. - 2/27/13