Vegetable Barley Pilaf

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 221.8
  • Total Fat: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.1 mg
  • Sodium: 901.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 45.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 9.3 g
  • Protein: 6.7 g

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1/2 tbsp olive oil
    1 small onion, chopped
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    1 tbsp minced lemon rind
    1/2 tsp EACH salt and pepper
    1 medium zucchini, chopped
    1 medium bell pepper, chopped
    1 cup pearl barley
    2.5 cups chicken or vegetable broth
    1 cup frozen vegetable blend (opt. not in nutritional calculation)
    2 tbsp parsley

Directions

1. Saute onion, garlic, lemon rind, salt and pepper in olive oil.
2. Add zucchini, bell pepper and barley. Cook, stirring, until vegies are slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
3. Add stock/broth and bring to boil
4. Cover and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes
5. Add frozen vegetables if using, toss with fork and heat through, about 5 minutes
6. Stir in parsley.


Serving Size: Makes four servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MORNINGS-SUCK.