Chicken Barley Soup Recipe

By á-7149

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 pounds), cut up
• 2 quarts water
• 1-1/2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup medium pearl barley
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage

Details

Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
In a stock pot, cook chicken in water until tender. Remove chicken and set aside until cool enough to handle. Cool broth and skim off fat.
Remove meat from bones; discard bones and cut meat into cubes; return to pot along with remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for at least 1 hour or until vegetables and barley are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1-cup serving equals 259 calories, 127 mg sodium, 89 mg cholesterol, 22 gm carbohydrate, 31 gm protein, 5 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.
Originally published as Chicken Barley So
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