Best 6 Garlicky Barley Vegetable Chicken Soup For One Or Two Recipes

VEGETABLE CHICKEN BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• 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.

CHICKEN VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread slivered almonds evenly over a baking sheet. Toast in preheated oven until golden brown and fragrant.
• Heat the oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Cook onions, celery, mushrooms, and garlic in oil until onions are tender.
• Stir in carrots, potatoes, chicken, and broth. Bring to a boil, then stir in barley. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in butter, parsley, and toasted almonds. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

CHICKEN WITH BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine water, chicken thighs, and bay leaves in a large stock pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, place a cover on the pot, and cook at a simmer until the chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a cutting board to cool. Remove and discard bones, skin, and fat from chicken. Cut remaining meat into bite-sized pieces.
• Cool broth until the fat congeals on the surface. Skim and discard fat.
• Return soup to heat; add carrots, celery, onion, pearl barley, bay leaves, chicken bouillon, poultry seasoning, sage, salt, and black pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, place cover on the pot, and simmer until the barley is cooked and the vegetables are tender, 60 to 90 minutes. Stir lemon juice into the soup just before serving.

CHICKEN, VEGETABLE, AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water and the barley. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the barley is tender. Drain and rinse in a colander. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, stir together the chicken, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and remaining 2 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board, leaving the remaining soup in the pan. Set the chicken aside.
• Stir the tomatoes with liquid, zucchini, and yellow squash into the soup. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes, or until the zucchini and yellow squash are tender. Meanwhile, dice the chicken. When the squashes are tender, stir the chicken, barley, and spinach into the soup. Cook for 2 minutes, or just until the spinach wilts. Remove from the heat. Stir in the lemon juice.
• Nutrition Information
• (Per serving)
• Calories: 219
• Total fat: 1.5g
• Saturated: 0.5g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated: 0.5g
• Cholesterol: 66mg
• Sodium: 253mg
• Carbohydrates: 20g
• Fiber: 4g
• Sugars: 6g
• Protein: 30g
• Calcium: 69mg
• Potassium: 804mg
• Dietary Exchanges
• 1/2 starch
• 2 vegetable
• 3 very lean meat

GARLICKY CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over low heat.
• Add onion, carrots, celery, bay leaves, thyme and sage and cook until onions softens and becomes translucent, about 8 minutes,,stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic and cook for 1 minute on medium-high heat.
• Add broth, white pepper, salt, and cauliflower florets; increase heat to high and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cover pot and simmer until carrots are softened, about 6 - 8 minutes.
• Add chicken cubes and bring soup back to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes longer or until chicken is cooked through and there is no pink showing in the chicken.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Remove bay leaves and discard.
• Serve soup hot.
• Refrigerate any unused portion.
• NOTE: If you like a spicy soup, add about 1 teaspoon of Mexican Chili Powder and some Cayenne Pepper.
• I also went very light on the amount of salt used, so the soup could be somewhat bland, add salt to your taste.

GARLICKY BARLEY VEGETABLE CHICKEN SOUP FOR ONE OR TWO

Steps:

• In a saucepan saute the garlic and onion in the oil until the onion is clear. Add veggies and lightly saute. Add broth and tomatoes and simmer about 5-8 minute Stir in the barley, chicken and herbs heat through.