Barley Vegetable Soup
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Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Barley
2 quarts Chicken broth
1 medium Onion -- chopped
1 medium carrot -- peeled and chunked
1 medium Celery stalk -- chopped
1 bunch Parsley sprigs
1 teaspoon Thyme leaves
1 piece bay leaf
8 cups Other vegetables
 

Preparation:

Place ingredients in large pot and bring to boil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 1 hour, or until barley is tender. Remove parsley abnd bay leaf. Divide if not using entire soup at one meal. Half a batch should serve 4 with addition of vegetables suggested below. (suggestions for "other vegetables" listed in ingredients 2 c. green beans, 3 carrots, peeled and sliced, 2 zucchini, sliced thickly, 2 cups broccoli, 2 cups cauliflower florets, 2 stalks celery, 8 oz. mush- rooms, washed and thinly sliced.