Chicken Barley Soup
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
4 cups Chicken broth (home made if available)2 cups water2 Bay Leaves2 tbsp dried Parsley16 oz Chicken Breast 1 cup Celery Chopped1 cup Carrots chopped1 cup Onion Chopped1 cup Mushrooms Sliced1/2 cup Green Sweet Peppers chopped1/4 cup Pearl Barley1/4 tsp Sea Salt or as desired1/4 tsp cracked Black Pepper or as desired
Place whole chicken breast in stock pot and cover with 4 cups broth and 2 cups water, add bay leaf and parsley and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low an simmer for 20 minutes.
In the meantime, cut up the celery, carrots, onions, peppers and mushrooms. Remove the chicken breast from stock to cool before cutting in to bite size pieces or shred with a fork.
Add the vegetables and pearl barley to the stock and return to a low simmer, continue cooking for about 30 minutes, or until barley is tender. Return Chicken to pot and season with salt and pepper to taste. Your soup is ready to serve.
Makes 8 - 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MINGLE337.
In the meantime, cut up the celery, carrots, onions, peppers and mushrooms. Remove the chicken breast from stock to cool before cutting in to bite size pieces or shred with a fork.
Add the vegetables and pearl barley to the stock and return to a low simmer, continue cooking for about 30 minutes, or until barley is tender. Return Chicken to pot and season with salt and pepper to taste. Your soup is ready to serve.
Makes 8 - 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MINGLE337.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 113.4
- Total Fat: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 35.4 mg
- Sodium: 617.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 10.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 15.2 g
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