Chicken Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 lbs broiler-fryer chickens
• 2 quarts water
• 1 1/2 cups diced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup pot barley or 1/2 cup barley
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 chicken bouillon cube (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large kettle, cook chicken in water until tender.
• 2 cool broth and skim off fat.
• 3 bone the chicken and cut into bite-size pieces, return to kettle along with remaining ingredients.
• 4 simmer, covered, for at least 1 hour or until vegetables and barley are tender.
• 5 remove bay leaf and adjust seasoning.