Barley Potato Soup Recipe 455

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook beef and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain., Stir in the water, potatoes, tomatoes, soy sauce, garlic powder, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Return to a boil; stir in beans and barley. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until beans and barley are tender. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Saute the onions, garlic and potatoes in a little bit of the broth for about 5 minutes or till softened.
• Add everything else and cook for about 45 minutes.
• Take out bay leaves before serving!

Steps:

• Bring the broth to a boil and add the barley.
• Stir, then let simmer for 30 minutes, covered.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
• Add the onion, celery, garlic, parsley, red pepper flakes, and the remaining herbs and saute until the vegetables are softened but not browned (about 5-6 minutes.) When the barley has cooked for 30 minutes, add this mixture to it along with the carrots and potatoes.
• Cook everything together at a simmer for another 30 minutes.
• Serve with a generous sprinkle of parmesan on top.

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first eight ingredients. Stir in the water, broth, barley, bay leaf and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until barley and vegetables are tender. , Stir in tomatoes; cover and cook on high for 10-20 minutes or until heated through. Discard bay leaf.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large heavy stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in hot oil until onion is slightly tender, about 8 minutes.
• Stir chicken stock, chicken, carrots, parsnips, and barley into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until barley is slightly tender, about 30 minutes.
• Stir sweet potatoes into soup and simmer until sweet potatoes and barley are tender, about 30 minutes; season with dill, salt, and pepper.

Steps:

• Bring the broth to a boil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
• Stir in the barley, 1/4 cup at a time.
• Reduce the heat to a very slow but steady simmer.
• Cover and cook until the barley is almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil and butter in a medium size skillet over med-high heat.
• Add the onion, celery, parsley, marjoram and rosemary and saute until the onion begins to turn golden, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to the soup pot with the barley, scraping out the skillet with a rubber spatula.
• Add the potatoes and carrots and cook until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve in warmed bowls with a sprinkling of grated parmesan.