Chicken Black Bean And Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dried black beans
• 4 chicken legs (thighs and drumsticks)
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1/2 cup barley
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, cover beans with water. bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes.
• 2 remove from heat, cover and let stand 1 hour.
• 3 return pan to medium heat and add chicken, onion and celery. cook 1 hour.
• 4 remove chicken. add barley; season with pepper, mustard and cayenne.
• 5 cook 30 minutes, until beans and barley are tender.
• 6 remove chicken from bones and shred meat. return meat to soup.