5.0 from 3 votes
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!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 381 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Turn off the heat, stir in the shredded chicken, lemon zest and juice, baby kale and stir until the kale is wilted.
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Nutrition Information
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
% 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.