Dinner

Barley Stew is for Dinner.

Barley Stew takes several minutes to prepare.

Barley Stew takes several minutes to cook.

Barley Stew makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Barley Stew are:

* 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
* 1 1/2 cups chopped leeks (about 2 small stalks; white and pale green parts only)
* 1 8-ounce container sliced crimini (baby bella) mushrooms
* 2 garlic cloves, pressed
* 2 1/4 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
* 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
* 1 cup pearl barley
* 4 cups (or more) vegetable broth
* 1 bunch kale (about 8 ounces), trimmed, center stalks removed, leaves coarsely chopped (about 8 cups packed)

Here is how you make Barley Stew:

Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add leeks; sprinkle with salt and pepper and saut? until leeks begin to soften, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, garlic, and rosemary; increase heat to medium-high and saut? until mushrooms soften and begin to brown, stirring often, about 7 minutes. Add tomatoes with juice; stir 1 minute. Add barley and 4 cups broth; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until barley is almost tender, about 20 minutes. Add kale; stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Cover and simmer until kale and barley are tender, adding more broth by 1/4 cupfuls as needed for desired stew consistency, about 10 minutes. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TERRORLYNN.

The nutritional information for Barley Stew is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 218.2

• Total Fat: 3.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 767.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9.3 g
• Protein: 7.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Barley Stew is Vegetarian