Easy Vegetable and Barley Soup
This soup is absolutely delicious, with flavorful and nutritious ingredients that will warm you up from the inside.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 388kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 ounces turkey bacon small diced
- 1 cup pearl barley
- 1 onion small, finely chopped
- 1 celery stalk coarsely chopped
- 2 carrots medium, peeled and diced
- 2 potatoes medium, peeled and diced
- 1 zucchini medium, diced
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 1/2 pints vegetable broth hot
- 2 tablespoons chives finely chopped
Instructions
- Over medium heat in a tall medium saucepan, heat the oil then add the turkey bacon. Cook until lightly toasted.
- Add the onions, carrots, and celery and cook for about 8 minutes.
- Add the pearl barley and stir for 5 minutes with the vegetables and bacon.
- Add 2 pints of the broth and the bay leaves then cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and zucchini then cook for 10 to 15 minutes more or until the barley is cooked through.
- Add the remaining 1/2 pint of broth gradually if still needed.
- Add the chives then serve hot.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cups | Calories: 388kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 469mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 5g |
| SmartPoints (Freestyle): 10
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 10
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 10