Name: Chicken Barley Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion; 1 clove garlic; 8 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1½ cups carrots; 3 stalks celery; 14.5 oz low sodium diced tomatoes; ¾ cup pearl barley; 2½ cups chicken; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp poultry seasoning; ½ tsp dried thyme; For Optional Herbs:; 3 tbsp fresh dill; 3 tbsp Fresh Parsley

Chicken Barley Soup Recipe

How To Make Chicken Barley Soup

This chicken barley soup is sure to keep you warm with the flavors of tomatoes, celery, and pearl barley boiled in stock, then topped with fresh herbs.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tbspolive oil
1largeonion
1clovegarlic,minced
8cupslow sodium chicken broth,or homemade
1½cupscarrots,chopped
3stalkscelery,chopped
14.5ozlow sodium diced tomatoes,canned, lightly drained
¾cuppearl barley
2½cupschicken,cooked
2bay leaves
1tsppoultry seasoning
½tspdried thyme

For Optional Herbs:

3tbspfresh dill
3tbspfresh parsley

Instructions

Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add onion and garlic and cook until slightly softened. Add remaining ingredients except for fresh herbs.
Bring to a boil and let simmer uncovered for 1 hour or until barley is tender.
Discard bay leaves and stir in fresh herbs.