Sarah's Potato Barley Soup

Submitted by Sarah_Ont

"Wonderful fall weather soup! We have it for supper with bread and butter and we're stuffed! Leftovers freeze well, just add about a cup of broth when you reheat it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 carrots, large ones,sliced
• 2 bay leaves
• 3⁄4 cup barley
• 8 cups instant chicken broth (like OXO)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon marjoram

directions

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

Reviews

[Graybert]

Made this tonight and it was really good! I omitted the bay leaf - personal preference, and at the end I mashed the potatoes to make it a bit creamier. This is a great tasting low fat soup. For those of you on Weight Watchers - it works out to 3 points per serving. Next time I will try adding some chopped celery as well. Really great recipe and thank-you for posting.

 

[Bugeah]

The husband, kids, and myself absolutely loved this soup! It's very hard to find a soup that the husband will eat, but he gobbled this one up. The only thing he suggested to be changed is to add in some corn and I admit that sounds pretty good to me too. It fed 5 of us and there's still leftovers. Will definitely make this again.

 

[AnnieLynne]

Sarah - thanks for the great soup recipe! This couldn't be any easier! I served this hearty soup with some crusty french bread and a large salad. It was a perfect meal on a cold rainy night - satisfying and simple! Thanks again!

 

[Cadylynn]

We really liked to taste of all the herbs. It took a lot longer than 45 minutes for barley to get soft though and it was a little bit thicker than we would have liked. Next time I will do less barley to make it a little lighter.

 

[WhatamIgonnaeatnext]

This was pretty good. It would have been better if I wouldn't have accidentally put in double the pepper. I didn't have marjoram so I used oregano in it's place. We liked this and I'll make it again. I've never sauteed onions like this; without butter or oil. It worked out fine and without the fat and calories.