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Chicken Barley Soup

Nothing says cozy like a warm bowl of soup on a cold winters day. Be sure to check back every Tuesday in January for Souper Tuesday! I will be sharing our family’s favorite hearty,heartwarming, delicious soup recipes!

This first soup I am sharing is a simple soup bursting with great color,texture, and flavors that just shout home cooked! I love the hearty texture and earthy flavors joined with fresh veggies,barley,potatoes and lots of chicken!  Hats off to one souper recipe! I pair this soup alongside warm,soft Italian Herb bread!

chicken barley soup
Chicken Barley Soup

1 cup of diced carrots
1 cup of diced celery
1 cup of diced onion

2 chopped green onion or 1 chopped shallot
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 quarts (8 cups)  of chicken stock or broth
1/2 cup barley
3 diced potatoes
3 cups of chicken(or turkey) Cooked
Spices to season…I use whatever I have on hand which is usually thyme, Italian spices,fresh ground pepper,bay leaf, fresh ground pepper,salt to taste.
 3 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of flour

Saute carrots,celery,onion and garlic in oil in a large pot.

Add broth,chicken,potatoes, and barley
Add spices
Simmer uncovered for 45 minutes
Make a roux with butter and flour
Add to soup and simmer 10 more minutes
Enjoy 🙂
vegtables
Saute carrots,celery,onion and garlic in oil in a large pot.
vegtables
Add broth,chicken,potatoes, and barley
Add spices
Simmer uncovered for 45 minutes
chicken in broth

barley in soup
Make a roux with butter and flour
Add to soup and simmer 10 more minutes
Enjoy 🙂

chicken barley soup


Italian Herb Bread 


1 cup + 2 tablespoons of room temp water
1 1/2 Tablespoons oil
3 Tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup milk or 2 Tablespoons dry milk
3 1/4 cup bread flour
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
3 Tablespoons of dry Italian seasoning

Put ingredients in bread machine in order listed. Sometimes I bake the bread in the machine and other times I put it on dough cycle..remove when done and place dough in a greased loaf pan, cover with saran wrap and allow dough to rise until double in size and bake for 30 mins at 350° Enjoy 🙂