Dinner

Vegetable Barley is for Dinner.

Vegetable Barley takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Vegetable Barley takes 50 minutes to cook.

Vegetable Barley makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Vegetable Barley are:

1 cup, Pearled Barley (rinsed)**Quick cooking barley is also an option**
2 1/2 cups of Low-Sodium Fat Free Chicken Broth
1 or 2 zucchini (1 if large, 2 if they are small) (sliced into rounds)
3 medium sized carrots, peeled, and sliced into rounds
1/2 a small onion (spanish, or vidalia I use) chopped
2 cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp, of Light Margarine/Butter
1 Tbsp, Vegetable Oil (or Extra Virgin, just add the extra calories)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Here is how you make Vegetable Barley:

Cook barley as direction on back of package, if you buy quick cooking barley the cook time will differ from raw pearled barley, substitute low-sodium chicken broth for the water it will say on the package. It should be 1 cup of barley for 2 cups of liquid. (you will see the recipe calls for 2.5 cups of broth, save the other half a cup for the veggie mixture) When the barley has only 15 minutes left to cook you are ready to start the vegetable mixture. Get out a large skillet, place margarine/butter and oil in bottom of skillet, heat up. Add chopped onion to the pan, cook until they become softened. Add garlic, carrot, and zucchini and continue cooking until all veggies become tender, during cooking process add your remaining 1/2 cup of chicken broth to soften up the veggies. Add salt and pepper to taste.Once the barley mixture is fully cooked, add the barley into the veggie mixture and continue cooking until all liquid is absorbed. Check again if salt and pepper is needed, adjust accordingly and you are ready to serve.Serving Size: makes 5 servings, at 3/4 cup each. **If you add more vegetables, cup size will change**Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CMB622.

The nutritional information for Vegetable Barley is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 212.3

• Total Fat: 4.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 385.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.4 g
• Protein: 6.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Vegetable Barley is Vegetarian