Barley Vegetable Soup

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 carrots
• 4 stalks celery
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 sweet onion
• 1 (15 ounce) can shiitake mushrooms
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup frozen baby peas

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in soup pot.
• 2 chop all vegetables and cook in oil- over medium heat until soft- about 15 minutes.
• 3 add salt, pepper, thyme, mushrooms and barley-cook for one minute.
• 4 add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce to a simmer for 45 minutes.
• 6 add frozen peas and bring to a boil again then reduce to a simmer for an additional 20 minutes.
• 7 serve .