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Barley with mushrooms and green beans takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Barley with mushrooms and green beans takes 30 minutes to cook.

Barley with mushrooms and green beans makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Barley with mushrooms and green beans are:

Barley, pearled, raw, 1.5 cup
Onions, raw, 1.5 cup, chopped
Butter, unsalted, 2 tbsp
Mushrooms, fresh, 1.5 cup
Carrots, raw, 1.5 cup, chopped
Green Beans (snap), 2 cup
Chicken stock, home-prepared, 2 cup
Salt, pepper and favorite herbs to taste

Here is how you make Barley with mushrooms and green beans:

cook barley in large pot of salted water for about 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.Chop onions, mushrooms and carrots. Heat butter in a skillet on medium high heat. (Do not let it burn!)Add onions to skillet and sautee 3-5 minutes.Add carrots, cook another 3-5 minutes.Add mushrooms, cook another 3-5 minutes. When all veggies have begun to soften, add a shot of stock to the pan and scrape up any brown bits off the bottom. Then add the remaining stock, green beans, and favorite fresh or dried herbs (rosemary, thyme and parsley are good in this dish).Cook 6-8 minutes, to desired tenderness in green beans. Add the green bean mixture to the cooked barley and fold to combine.Serving Size: makes 4 large, 6 medium, or 8 small servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user UDGREEN.

The nutritional information for Barley with mushrooms and green beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 282.3

• Total Fat: 5.6 g
• Cholesterol: 12.8 mg
• Sodium: 145.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 51.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.9 g
• Protein: 9.0 g