Chicken And Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
• 2 cups cubed zucchini
• 2 cups cubed summer squash
• 1 cup broccoli floret
• 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup barley

Recipe

• 1 put 4 cups water and broths in pot. add chicken, onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper. bring all ingredients to a boil. turn down heat to low and aloow soup to simmer for 1 hour.
• 2 add vegetables and barley to soup pot. return to a boil, decrease to low and simmer for another hour or two, until vegetables have desired texture.