Chicken Barley Soup

Theme: Waves of Grain

Posted on Mar 01 2015 in ,
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Chicken Barley Soup Recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 2½ lb. raw chicken, diced
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 T. crushed garlic
  • 1 whole bay leaf
  • ¼-½ t. salt
  • ¼ t. pepper
  • 2 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
  • 2 cups cubed zucchini
  • 2 cups cubed yellow squash
  • 1 cup broccoli florets
  • 1 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 1 cup barley

Directions

Put 4 cups water in a large pot and add the broths, chicken, onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then decrease heat and simmer 1 hour. Add vegetables and barley to pot and simmer another hour, or until vegetables are tender.

Rachel Flora, Rossville, Ind.

Cook's Notes

You can omit some of the zucchini, squash and mushrooms and add other veggies