Chicken with Barley Soup

Name: Chicken with Barley Soup
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 bay leaves; 355 milliliters chopped carrots; 237 milliliters chopped celery (try to include celery leaves); 1 cube chicken bouillon, or more to taste; 907 grams chicken thighs, or more to taste; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 1 onion, chopped; 177 milliliters pearl barley; 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning; 1 teaspoon rubbed sage; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 2 liters water

Chicken with Barley Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 28g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 445 calories. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. Head to the store and pick up pearl barley, carrots, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Combine water, chicken thighs, and bay leaves in a large stock pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, place a cover on the pot, and cook at a simmer until the chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.

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Chicken Thighs

Bay Leaves

Whole Chicken

Stock

Water

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Pot

Remove chicken to a cutting board to cool.

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Whole Chicken

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Cutting Board

Remove and discard bones, skin, and fat from chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Cut remaining meat into bite-sized pieces.

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Meat

Cool broth until the fat congeals on the surface. Skim and discard fat.

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Broth

Return soup to heat; add carrots, celery, onion, pearl barley, bay leaves, chicken bouillon, poultry seasoning, sage, salt, and black pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to low, place cover on the pot, and simmer until the barley is cooked and the vegetables are tender, 60 to 90 minutes. Stir lemon juice into the soup just before serving.

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Poultry Seasoning