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Barley Mushroom Soup with Port is for Soup.

Barley Mushroom Soup with Port takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Barley Mushroom Soup with Port takes 55 minutes to cook.

Barley Mushroom Soup with Port makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Barley Mushroom Soup with Port are:

1/2 cup pearl barley
1 med onion, chopped fine
3 med cloves garlic, chopped
1 med carrot, peeled and diced
2 1/2 cup crimini mushrooms,sliced
(can substitute button mushrooms)
1/2 cup Tawny port
(can substitute red wine)
6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
1/2 tbsp fresh sage, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Barley Mushroom Soup with Port:

1. Rinse and soak barley in 1 cup warm water while preparing rest of ingredients2. Heat 1 tbsp broth in a medium soup pot. Saute onion, garlic, and carrots in broth for 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently.3. Add mushrooms and continue to saute for another 3 minutes. Add drained barley and tawny port and cook for about 2 minutes.4. Add rest of broth, bring to a boil on high heat. Once it comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 40 minutes, or until barley and carrots are tender.5. Add herbs, salt, and pepper at end of cooking and serve.Makes 4 good sized bowlsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TANTALUMGIRL.

The nutritional information for Barley Mushroom Soup with Port is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 257.4

• Total Fat: 4.5 g
• Cholesterol: 3.8 mg
• Sodium: 2,374.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 29.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
• Protein: 21.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Barley Mushroom Soup with Port is Vegetarian