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Homestyle Chicken Barley Soup



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Homestyle Chicken Barley Soup

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Posted by ADMIN at 09/26/2007 06:34 | 0 comments

Directions:

In a 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, cook onion, carrots and celery in oil
until onion is tender. Add remaining ingredients except chicken. Bring
to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 40 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Add cooked chicken; continue cooking 5 to 10 minutes or
until chicken is heated through and barley is tender. Add additional
water or chicken broth if soup becomes too thick upon standing.

Eight 1-cup servings.

*NOTE: To use Quick QUAKER Barley, substitute 2/3 cup quick barley for
medium barley and decrease water to 4 cups. Cook onion, carrots and
celery as directed above. Add remaining ingredients except chicken.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Add chicken; continue simmering 5 to 10 minutes or until
chicken is heated through and barley is tender.

Nutrition Information: 1 cup
* Calories 130
* Protein 11g
* Carbohydrate 13g
* Fat 4g
* Cholesterol 25mg
* Dietary Fiber 2g
* Sodium 190mg
* Percent of Calories from Fat: 29%

Exchanges: Starch/Bread 1/2, Meat 1, Vegetable 1, Fat 1/2

Ingredients:

1 c Chopped onion
1 c Sliced carrots
1 c Sliced celery
1 tb Vegetable oil
5 c Water
1 cn Reduced sodium chicken broth
-- (14-1/2 oz size)
1/2 c Medium QUAKER Barley*
1 ts Thyme, crushed
1 ts Salt (optional)
1/8 ts Black pepper
1 c Chopped cooked chicken
-- (about 1/2 pound)

Serves:

8 Servings

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