Chicken Barley Soup

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Servings

    6 servings

  • Calories

    381 kcal

  • Course

    Soup

  • Cuisine

    American

Chicken Barley Soup

This Chicken Barley Soup is so easy to throw together and always as hit with my family! Chicken, veggies, barley, savory broth.. you can't go wrong!

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Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 celery stalks diced
  • 3 carrots diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 ½ pounds skin on bone-in chicken breasts or thighs
  • 1 cup pearled barley
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 1 lemon zest and juice
  • 1 (5-ounce) box baby kale
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Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Once shimmering, add onion, celery and carrots. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes until softened.
  2. Add garlic, thyme, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken, barley and chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer cover and cook for 25 minutes.
  3. Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside to cool for a few minutes on a cutting board. Shred the chicken, taking care to discard all of the skin and bones.
  4. Turn off the heat, stir in the shredded chicken, lemon zest and juice, baby kale and stir until the kale is wilted.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1.5cups Calories 381kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 38g (13%) Protein 30g (60%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 6g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 58mg (19%) Sodium 773mg (32%) Potassium 813mg (23%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 7585IU (152%) Vitamin C 36mg (40%) Calcium 118mg (12%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 381 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1.5cups
Calories 381kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 38g 13%
Protein 30g 60%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 58mg 19%
Sodium 773mg 32%
Potassium 813mg 17%
Fiber 8g 32%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 7585IU 152%
Vitamin C 36mg 40%
Calcium 118mg 12%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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