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Vegetable Chicken Barley Soup

Name: Vegetable Chicken Barley Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided; 2 cups chopped leeks (white portion only); 1 celery rib, thinly sliced; 1 carrot, thinly sliced; 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth; 2-1/4 cups water; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup quick-cooking barley

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Prep: 20 min. Cook: 45 min.

Makes

6 servings

Updated: Oct. 15, 2022

With chicken, barley and a host of delicious veggies, this is a tasty antidote to cold and flu chills. —Patricia Randall, Newton, Kansas

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Ingredients

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
2 cups chopped leeks (white portion only)
1 celery rib, thinly sliced
1 carrot, thinly sliced
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
2-1/4 cups water
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup quick-cooking barley

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink. Remove and set aside.
In the same pan, saute the leeks, celery and carrot in remaining oil for 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in the broth, water, seasonings and chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Stir in barley and return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until barley and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 218 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 42mg cholesterol, 550mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 4g fiber), 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

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