You might think of barley as an addition to hearty, wintery soups, such as mushroom-barley or beef-barley soup, but it also works well in lighter soups like this one with chicken, asparagus and peas.
Ingredients For Spring Chicken & Barley Soup Recipe
1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
0.5 cup Finely Chopped Onion
0.5 cup Finely Chopped Celery
2 Cloves Garlic, Divided
6 cup Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth
1 Large bone in chicken breast, , skin removed, trimmed
0.33000000000000007 cup Pearl barley
15 ounce 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
1 cup Trimmed and diagonally sliced asparagus
1 cup Fresh or thawed frozen peas
0.5 teaspoon Coarse salt
As required Freshly ground pepper, to taste
0.5 cup Lightly packed torn fresh basil leaves
Nutrition value
461
calories per serving
14 g Fat57 g Protein21 g Carbs9 g FiberOther
Current Totals
14 g Fat
57 g Protein
21 g Carbs
9 g Fiber
MacroNutrients
Carbs
21 g
Protein
57 g
Fiber
9 g
Fats
Fat
14 g
Vitamins & Minerals
Calcium
112 mg
Iron
4 mg
Vitamin A
1318 mcg
Vitamin B1
0 mg
Vitamin B2
0 mg
Vitamin B3
13 mg
Vitamin B6
0 mg
Vitamin B9
106 mcg
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
Vitamin C
56 mg
Vitamin E
2 mg
Copper
0 mcg
Magnesium
128 mg
Manganese
2 mg
Phosphorus
428 mg
Selenium
51 mcg
Zinc
4 mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
