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Holiday Diet Soup is for Soup.

Holiday Diet Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Holiday Diet Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Holiday Diet Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Holiday Diet Soup are:

2 cups pearled barley
2 tbs olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
6 carrots diced
2 (10 oz) sliced fresh white or cremini mushrooms
4 cloves garlic, minced
8 cups reduced-sodium beef or vegatable broth
2 (14.5 oz) cans unsalted diced tomatoes
2 tbs tomato paste
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. balck pepper
6 cups baby spinach or finely chopped kale

Here is how you make Holiday Diet Soup:

Cook barley per package directions. While barley is cooking, heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-low heat. Add onion and carrot; saute 5 minutes. Add mushrooms; saute 5 more minutes. Add garlic, add broth, diced tomatoes and paste, vinegar, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to a low boil. Lower heat and simmer 20-25 minutes, or until carrots are tender. Add greens and cooked barley. Stir well. remove from heat and serve.Serving Size: Makes 8 large three-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KAYCEELUCY.

The nutritional information for Holiday Diet Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 146.9

• Total Fat: 1.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 369.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
• Protein: 4.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Holiday Diet Soup is Vegetarian