Easy Tasty Barley Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a 1 1/2-quart Dutch oven or oven-safe pot over medium heat and cook onion until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Add celery and cook until starting to soften, stirring often, about 5 more minutes. Mix barley into the vegetables and stir until coated with butter. Fold mushrooms and green pepper into barley mixture; season to taste with salt and black pepper. Pour chicken broth into barley mixture and bring to a boil; cover casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until barley is nearly tender, about 30 minutes; uncover casserole dish and bake barley until most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 more minutes. Adjust salt and black pepper before serving.

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute barley and onion in butter for 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Transfer to an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish. Stir in the mushrooms, almonds, soup mix and parsley. Add 3 cups broth. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until barley is tender, adding more broth if needed.

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Melt butter in a pan and saute onion and barley until toasted then put in a casserole dish.
• Add everything else and cook 1 hour covered.
• Uncover, and bake 20 more minutes or until liquid is gone.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large frypan saute the onions in butter over medium heat until just light golden brown (about 8 minutes).
• Add in mushrooms and garlic and saute for another 5-7 minutes more.
• Add in barley; saute until lightly browned (this should take about 7-8 minutes).
• Add in 2 cups broth and pepper to taste (no need to add salt as the stock has added salt) bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat.
• Transfer to a large greased casserole dish.
• Bake for about 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven,add in remaining 1 cup broth.
• Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes more.
• Add more liquid if the mixture becomes too dry.
• Garnish with chopped parsley if desired Note: grated Parmesan cheese or grated cheddar cheese may be mixed in to the warm casserole after baking if desired, also the recipe may be prepared on top of the stove in a large saute pan, instead of baking in the oven if desired.

Steps:

• In a large ovenproof skillet, saute the celery, carrots, onions and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in the barley, salt and pepper. Stir in 2-1/2 cups broth. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes., Stir in parsley and remaining broth; sprinkle with almonds. Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed and barley is tender.

Steps:

• Add all ingredients in an ovenproof container, cover and cook at 350 for up to 2 hrs- until water is all absorbed.
• Suprisingly good!
• Update 4/9/11~~~I have found that I like my barley a lot better when it is more 'al dente', so I now use 1 cup barley and 2 cups water and cook for about an hour~~~Much better~~~;~)).

Steps:

• Melt butter in fry pan.
• Add onions, mushrooms and barley.
• Saute until lightly browned.
• Put into greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Add almonds, green onion, salt and pepper.
• Dissolve Oxo cubes in boiling water.
• Add to casserole.
• Stir to mix well.
• Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or until barley is tender.