Best Quick Barley Soup Recipes

QUICK EASY CHICKEN BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a large pot. Stir chicken, celery, carrots, onion, barley, rice, salt, and pepper into broth. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook until chicken and rice are cooked through, about 20 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

QUICK MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms, carrot and onion; cook and stir 5-6 minutes or until tender. Add water and barley. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 12-15 minutes or until barley is tender., In a small bowl, mix flour, milk, salt and pepper until smooth; stir into soup. Return to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

QUICK BEEF & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle steak with 1/4t. pepper. Heat 2t oil in a dutch oven over medium heat. Add the steak and cook, stirring often, until browned on all sides. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add the remaining 2t oil, onion and celery to the pot and cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Add carrot and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more.
• Add the tomato paste, and thyme and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are coated with tomato paste and are beginning to brown, 1-2 minutes.
• Add barley, broth, water, salt and the remaining 1/4t pepper; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer; cook until the barley is tender, about 15 minutes more.
• Return the beef and any accumulated juice to the pot and heat through, 1-2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vinegar to taste.

QUICK BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the beef stock, garlic and vegetables. scallion, bay leaf, pepper and barley.
• Simmer until barley is tender, about 15 minutes.