Chicken Barley Soup Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
1 broiler-fryer chicken (2-3 lbs.), c, ut up
2 qt water
1 1/2 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced celery
1/2 cup barley
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 chicken bouilion cube (optional)
1 tsp salt (optional)
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp dried sage
Recipe Preparation
In a large kettle, cook chicken in water until tender. Cool broth and
skim off fat. Bone the chicken and cut into bite-size pieces; return
to kettle along with remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for at
least one hour or until vegetables and barley are tender. Remove bay
leaf. Yield: 5 servings. (about 1 1/2 qts.)
Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (prepared without bouilion and salt)
equals 2 1/2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable; also, 259 calories,
127 mg sodium, 89 mg cholesterol, 22 gm carbohydrate, 31 gm protein,
5 gm fat.
SOURCE: *Diana Costello, Marion, KS, Country Woman Jan/Feb93 POSTED
BY: Jim Bodle 7/93
Servings: 5
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