hearty bean & barley soup

Name: Hearty Bean & Barley Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 cup(s) carrots, chopped; 1 cup(s) celery, chopped; 1 cup(s) onion ( i used minced as i used the rotel); 3 1/2 cup(s) swanson vegetable broth regular or organic; 1 can(s) 15 oz red kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1 can(s) 14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes or rotel(if you prefer spice); 3/4 cup(s) uncooked pearl barley (orig recipe called for 1/2 cup); 2 cup(s) firmly packed chopped fresh spinach leaves; 1 dash(es) cinnamon (optional); 1 dash(es) garlic salt (optional); 1 cup(s) chopped broccoli (optional); 1 dash(es) ground black pepper

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31 Pinches

Brenda Reynolds

Ward, AR

Updated on Jan 8, 2012

Very Good For You soup. I tried it out today on a cold Sunday here in AR 45 degrees and cloudy. I bought this cookbook at Wal-Mart "Favorite Brand Name Recpes Country Soups". The optionals are those I added to mine that was not in the original recipe. I used a can of rotel in place of diced tomatoes (did it have some kick) in the recipe you will see I put diced tomatoes or rotel. Dash of cinnamon

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

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yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup carrots, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup onion ( i used minced as i used the rotel)
3 1/2 cups swanson vegetable broth regular or organic
1 can 15 oz red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can 14 1/2 oz diced tomatoes or rotel(if you prefer spice)
3/4 cup uncooked pearl barley (orig recipe called for 1/2 cup)
2 cups firmly packed chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 dash cinnamon (optional)
1 dash garlic salt (optional)
1 cup chopped broccoli (optional)
1 dash ground black pepper

How To Make hearty bean & barley soup

Step 1

Heat the oil in a 4 qrt saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, and onion (and any other fresh veggies you want to add). Cook and stir until vegetables are tender.

Step 2

Stir in the broth, beans, tomatoes, barley, and if you choose to add any optional seasonings. heat to boil. reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 30 minutes or until the barley is done.
Step 3

Stir in the spinach and season to taste with black pepper. Cook until the spinach is tender.
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