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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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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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Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.
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Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2013 by Sue Zappa
This has been one of our family's favorite soup recipes since it was first published. We have 6 children & all of them still ask for it, some make it for themselves now! I use 3 chicken breasts instead of the whole chicken because none of us cares for the dark meat of the chicken. Other than that, I follow the recipe--excellent!
Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2013 by lisa53202
Good soup, although I did feel it needed more salt and chicken base.
Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2012 by hollyfrolly
Perfect soup. I had pre-cooked a chicken and a few breasts in my crock pot. I used it in this with 8 cups of low sodium chicken broth. Great recipe- thank you!
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2012 by edhenrichs
My family loves this soup! I have substituted turkey at thanksgiving time. Whenever I make this I generally make 2 batches right away and freeze the second.
Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2012 by marlenapence
This soup is my ultimate favorite soup! I have used turkey (leftover from Thanksgiving) in place of the chicken and it is fantastic. Freezes well also.
Reviewed on May. 12, 2012 by hedjo
This was great. Loved the barley!
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2012 by mother of 3
Yum! Being short on time, I used boneless chicken breast, 1 qt. chicken broth, celery seed, shaved carrot rounds, onion & garlic powder, and added one tube MSG-free chicken seasoning & made my own poultry seasoning, minus rosemary (hubby doesn't like it). Simmered concoction 30 minutes.
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!
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