Chicken, Mushroom Soup, And Barley Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. diced onion
• 1/2 c. diced celery
• 1/2 c. diced carrot
• 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms
• sliced
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 3 c. chicken broth
• 1/2 c. med. pearled barley
• 1/2 c. lowfat milk
• 1 1/2 c. cooked and diced turkey or possibly chicken
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1.
2. In large saucepan, saute/fry vegetables in butter for 10 min.
3. 2.
4. Stir in flour.
5. Add in the broth and heat, stirring constantly, till mix comes to a boil.
6. 3.
7. Add in barley.
8. Cover and simmer soup till barley is cooked through,, about 1 hour.
9. 4.
10. Stir in the lowfat milk, meat, salt, and pepper.
11. Heat thoroughly and serve.
12. Serves 8.