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Barley with Mushrooms, beans and spinach takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Barley with Mushrooms, beans and spinach takes 25 minutes to cook.

Barley with Mushrooms, beans and spinach makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Barley with Mushrooms, beans and spinach are:

2 cups Chicken or Vegetable Broth
144 grams Quick-Cooking Barley (about 1 cup)
150 grams Red onion chopped (about 1 medium)
50 grams celery, chopped (about one rib)
100 grams carrot, chopped ( about one medium)
227 grams Mushrooms, chopped (about 1/2 a pound)
3 cloves garlic, chopped
170 grams baby spinach (about 6 ounces)
270 grams Cannellini beans (white Kidney beans), drained and rinsed. (one can)
Black pepper to taste.

Here is how you make Barley with Mushrooms, beans and spinach:

1.) In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in barley. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes, or until barley is tender. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.2.) Meanwhile, in a large skillet saute the onion, celery and carrot in a small amount of water for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; saute 3-4 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the spinach, beans, pepper and barley; cook and stir until spinach is wilted. Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FAT_BEGONE.

The nutritional information for Barley with Mushrooms, beans and spinach is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 179.1

• Total Fat: 0.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 218.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.1 g
• Protein: 9.8 g