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Greens, White Bean, and Barley Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Greens, White Bean, and Barley Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Greens, White Bean, and Barley Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Greens, White Bean, and Barley Soup are:

1/2 pound carrots, peeled
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cup chopped onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cup sliced button mushrooms
6 cups vegetable stock
2 cups cooked barley
1 can (16 ounce size) great northern beans, drained and rinsed
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 1/2 pound collard greens, washed, stemmed and chopped
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
Hot pepper sauce

Here is how you make Greens, White Bean, and Barley Soup:

Cut carrots lengthwise into quarters; cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until hot. Add carrots, onions and garlic; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender.Add stock, barley, beans, bay leaves, sugar and thyme. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add greens; simmer 10 minutes. Remove bay leaves; discard. Stir in vinegar. Season to taste with pepper sauce. Garnish, if desired with red bell pepper strips.Makes 8 servings*Note: nutrition information was calculated with chicken broth in place of vegetable stock and without carrotsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LROBAR.

The nutritional information for Greens, White Bean, and Barley Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 169.5

• Total Fat: 2.6 g
• Cholesterol: 3.8 mg
• Sodium: 733.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
• Protein: 7.8 g