Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Lentil Barley Swiss Chard is for Dinner.

Lentil Barley Swiss Chard takes several minutes to prepare.

Lentil Barley Swiss Chard takes several minutes to cook.

Lentil Barley Swiss Chard makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Lentil Barley Swiss Chard are:

1 tbsp olive oil
11/2 cups onions (chopped)
11/2 cups carrots (chopped peeled)
3 garlic cloves (minced)
21/2 tsps ground cumin
10 cups vegetable broth (chicken)
2/3 cup pearl barley
141/2 ozs diced tomatoes (juice)
2/3 cup lentils (dried)
4 cups swiss chard (packed coarsely chopped, 12 large bunch)
2 tbsps fresh dill (chopped)

Here is how you make Lentil Barley Swiss Chard:

Heat oil in heavy large nonreactive pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and carrots; saut? until onions are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Mix in cumin; stir 30 seconds. Add 10 cups broth and barley; bring to boil. Reduce heat; partially cover and simmer 25 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice and lentils; cover and simmer until barley and lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.Add chard to soup; cover and simmer until chard is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in dill. Season soup with salt and pepper. Thin with more broth, if desired.Serving Size:?6

The nutritional information for Lentil Barley Swiss Chard is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 262.9

• Total Fat: 3.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,396.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 14.8 g
• Protein: 16.5 g