Smothered Chicken With Barley

Submitted by SweetChef

"Got this one online from someone else's site. It's fantastic. I never use the mint flakes, as I don't have any."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 6 thighs + barley mixture
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried mint flakes
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 6 chicken thighs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon canola oil
• cooking spray
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 3 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1⁄4 cups uncooked pearl barley
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 6 tablespoons chopped green onions

directions

1. Combine first 7 ingredients in small bowl, rub chicken with half of spice mixture.
2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over med-high heat. Add chicken, cook 1 min on each side or until browned. Remove from pan.
3. Recoat skillet with spray, add chopped onion, bell pepper, and soy sauce. Cook over med-high heat 3 minutes until vegetables are lightly browned.
4. Add broth, barley, tomatoes, and remaining spice mixture. Stir well.
5. Add chicken to skillet, nestling thighs into vegetable mixture.
6. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer 55 minutes or until chicken is done.
7. Let stand 15 minutes.
8. Sprinkle with green onions.

Reviews

[Pinay0618]

We enjoyed this meal. I did double up on the spices, using half for the chicken, and the remainder into the pot to season the barley and vegetables. Thank you for sharing this recipe :)

 

[pahennon]

My family enjoyed this recipe. It was the first time I used barley in place of rice in a dish like this and they enjoyed the texture and nuttiness of the barley. Will use leftovers in burritos.