Chicken Soup With Lentils and Barley

Name: Chicken Soup With Lentils and Barley
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8 cups, 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup sliced leeks or 1 cup chopped onion; 1/2 cup green sweet pepper; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 29 ounces chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups water; 1/2 cup dry lentils, rinsed and drained; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed; 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed; 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed; 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken or 1 1/2 cups turkey; 1 1/2 cups sliced carrots (3 medium); 1/2 cup quick-cooking barley; 14 1/2 ounces tomatoes, cut up

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Recipe by saleegurl

Delicious, hearty, and healthy soup! From Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. The original recipe calls for 2 T. butter instead of olive oil. And if I have a rind of parmesan leftover, I'll throw it in while it's simmering...but it's very tasty w/o.

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READY IN: 1hr 5mins

SERVES: 4-6

YIELD: 8 cups

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup sliced leeks or 1 cup chopped onion
¹⁄₂

cup green sweet pepper
1

garlic clove, minced
1

tablespoon olive oil
29

ounces chicken broth
1 ¹⁄₂

cups water
¹⁄₂

cup dry lentils, rinsed and drained
¹⁄₂

teaspoon dried basil, crushed
¹⁄₄

teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
¹⁄₄

teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 ¹⁄₂

cups chopped cooked chicken or 1 1/2 cups turkey
1 ¹⁄₂

cups sliced carrots (3 medium)
¹⁄₂

cup quick-cooking barley
14 ¹⁄₂

ounces tomatoes, cut up

DIRECTIONS

In a large saucepan cook leeks or onion, sweet pepper, and garlic in olive oil till tender. Stir in broth, water, lentils, basil, oregano, rosemary , and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir in the chicken carrots, and uncooked barley. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes more or just till the carrots are tender. Add the undrained tomatoes; heat through.

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