Chicken Barley Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 -2 lb chicken, cut up
• 2 quarts water
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 cup barley
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 chicken bouillon cube (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage

Recipe

• 1 in large kettle, cook chicken in water until tender.
• 2 cool broth and skim off fat.
• 3 bone chicken and cut into bite-size pieces; return to kettle along with remaining ingredients.
• 4 simmer, covered, for at least 1 hour or until vegetables and barley are tender.
• 5 remove bayleaf.