Chicken with Barley and Mushrooms

Name: Chicken with Barley and Mushrooms
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 mediums carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise, and cut into 1/8-in.-thick slices; 828 milliliters chicken broth; 227 grams cremini mushrooms, quartered; 3 Tbsps dry sherry; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 Tbsps grated parmesan cheese; 237 milliliters pearl barley; 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper; 2 smalls zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/2-in.-thick slices; 680 grams boned, skinned chicken breasts

This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 10g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 380 calories. Head to the store and pick up sherry, onion, chicken broth, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cut chicken into bite-size pieces and season with salt and pepper.

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Whole Chicken

Heat 2 tbsp. olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add chicken and saut until lightly browned, about 6 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Remove chicken from pan, then add remaining oil, mushrooms, and onion. Cook until mushrooms are lightly browned, about 7 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Whole Chicken

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Add garlic and cook 2 minutes more. Using a slotted spoon, transfer mushroom mixture to a bowl and set aside.

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Mushrooms

Garlic

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Bowl

Add wine to hot pan and use a wooden spoon to scrape browned bits off bottom.

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Wine

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Add 1 1/2 cups broth and barley and bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until most of liquid is absorbed and barley is tender, about 25 minutes.

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Barley

Broth

Stir in remaining 2 cups broth, sherry, carrots, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook 10 minutes. Return chicken and mushroom mixture to pan, add zucchini and parsley, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 7 minutes. Stir in parmesan and serve.

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Mushrooms

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