Fast Mushroom And Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces mushrooms, fresh and diced, thin sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1 medium carrot, diced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking barley

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan heat your oil over medium heat.
• 2 sauté your onion, carrot, and celery for 5 minutes.
• 3 add garlic/leek and mushrooms and sauté mixture for 5 more minutes.
• 4 mix the flour, parsley, salt, pepper together.
• 5 stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture and cook for 3 minutes.
• 6 whisk in the broths and bring to a fast boil.
• 7 reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 45 minutes.
• 8 add barley and cook for 10 minutes or until barely is tender.