Chicken And Pearl Barley Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken
• 1 ounce pearl barley, cooked to packet instructions
• 1 1/2 pints chicken broth
• 1 leek, finely sliced
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil and saute the leeks, carrot, garlic and celery until starting to soften.
• 2 dice up the chicken and add to the vegetables, fry for another couple of minutes.
• 3 add the cooked barley and broth and bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 4 pour half the soup into a food processor and blend until smooth, then return to the pot and add the chopped parsley.
• 5 season to taste and serve.