Chicken Barley Soup Recipe

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No question—this is my favorite soup! It's so filling that I serve it as a hearty main dish, and I have given the recipe to many of our friends and relatives. (Especially with the barley, it simply tastes too good to keep to yourself!)

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Chicken Barley Soup Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. + cooling Cook: 1 hour
  • Yield: 5 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 broiler/fryer chicken (2 to 3 pounds), cut up
  • 8 cups water
  • 1-1/2 cups chopped carrots
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup medium pearl barley
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
  • 1 teaspoon salt, optional
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage

Directions

  • In a large stockpot, cook chicken in water until tender. Cool broth and skim off fat. Set chicken aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and cut meat into cubes. Return meat to pan along with remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until vegetables and barley are tender. Discard bay leaf. Yield: 5 servings (about 1-1/2 quarts).

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (prepared without bouillon and salt) equals 2-1/2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable; also, 259 calories, 127 mg sodium, 89 mg cholesterol, 22 gm carbohydrate, 31 gm protein, 5 gm fat.

Originally published as Chicken Barley Soup in Country Woman January/February 1993, p29

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Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2011 by marlenap

My family loves this soup! I use turkey instead of chicken. Great way to use up leftover turkey.


Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2011 by jsusan

OMG, this is the most wonderful soup I have ever had in my life! It not only taste fabulous, the aroma is amazing. It is 15 degrees outside and what a perfect day for this excellent soup.


Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2009 by akglmu

This soup is fabulous! It has excellent flavor and tastes amazing. I used quick cooking barley because I couldn'tfind regular barley and it worked fine. It would guess that egg noodles would work just as well. Definitely a recipe to keep in the recipe rotation!


Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2009 by lindabalde

Love this easy soup-the barley makes it so comforting! It is delicious and a bonus that it is also healthy.It seems to get better as it ages in the fridge if it lasts that long.

 
 
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