MUSHROOM AND BARLEY SOUP

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Nice, filling soup.

Provided by WRHS ProStart

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Barley Soup Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced red bell pepper
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 (32 fluid ounce) container chicken stock
2 cups mixed greens (such as spinach, beet greens, and Swiss chard)
½ (12 ounce) package frozen corn
1 cup pearl barley
1 cup thinly sliced cremini mushrooms
1 cup peeled, thinly sliced carrot

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, and garlic in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes.
Pour chicken broth over onion mixture; bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium low.
Stir mixed greens, corn, pearl barley, cremini mushrooms, and carrot through the simmering stock.
Cook until barley is tender, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 277.2 calories, Carbohydrate 57.2 g, Cholesterol 0.5 mg, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 8.9 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 488.3 mg, Sugar 5.1 g