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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 4 carrots, diced small 4 celery stalks, diced small 1 medium yellow onion, diced small 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces Coarse salt and ground pepper 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth 5 sprigs thyme 1 cup quick-cooking barley 5 ounces baby spinach (5 cups)

Cook’s Notes Quick-cooking barley has been hulled, steamed, and then dried, so it will become soft and plump in 10 minutes as it simmers in broth with chicken and aromatics.

Gallery Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 4 chicken-barley_soup_2.jpg

Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 25 mins total: 45 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 25 mins

total: 45 mins

prep:

25 mins

total:

45 mins

Servings: 4

4

chicken-barley_soup_2.jpg

chicken-barley_soup_2.jpg

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 4 carrots, diced small 4 celery stalks, diced small 1 medium yellow onion, diced small 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces Coarse salt and ground pepper 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth 5 sprigs thyme 1 cup quick-cooking barley 5 ounces baby spinach (5 cups)

Directions

In a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add carrots, celery, and onion. Cook until just tender, about 8 minutes. Add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until chicken is opaque at edges, about 2 minutes.

Add broth and thyme and bring to a boil. Stir in barley. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until barley is tender and chicken is cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.

Add spinach and cook until wilted, 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

Cook’s Notes Quick-cooking barley has been hulled, steamed, and then dried, so it will become soft and plump in 10 minutes as it simmers in broth with chicken and aromatics.

Cook’s Notes

Quick-cooking barley has been hulled, steamed, and then dried, so it will become soft and plump in 10 minutes as it simmers in broth with chicken and aromatics.

Reviews (9)

 Add Rating & Review     245 Ratings   5 star values:        68    4 star values:        75    3 star values:        71    2 star values:        28    1 star values:        3

Reviews (9)

Add Rating & Review     245 Ratings   5 star values:        68    4 star values:        75    3 star values:        71    2 star values:        28    1 star values:        3

Add Rating & Review

245 Ratings 5 star values: 68 4 star values: 75 3 star values: 71 2 star values: 28 1 star values: 3

245 Ratings 5 star values: 68 4 star values: 75 3 star values: 71 2 star values: 28 1 star values: 3

245 Ratings 5 star values: 68 4 star values: 75 3 star values: 71 2 star values: 28 1 star values: 3

  • 5 star values: 68 4 star values: 75 3 star values: 71 2 star values: 28 1 star values: 3

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       02/06/2014   OMG! This is so good! The only thing I did different was add kale instead of the spinach because that's what I had in the fridge. Super good, hardy, and my house smells incredible! This is a keeper for sure!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       11/18/2012   So good. The spinach makes it extra special. If you don't have barley, brown rice works great too!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/13/2012   Me and my family love this soup.It is a mainstay for us.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       02/02/2012   This is a very satisfying soup and a great way to use up spinach. Have made it several times.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/22/2011   The spinach makes this soup phenomenal. I saw it last week on the show and just made my third batch today since I'm having my adult kids for dinner.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/07/2011   loved this soup. quick and easy and fantastic flavor.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/07/2011   I watched them make this soup, it looked so easy I had to try. Loved it! Taste great and was easy to make.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       10/07/2011   Easy, delicious. I could not find quick-cook barley, so I used regular barley and cooked it separately, then added it close to the end of cooking. Next time I think I will omit the thyme.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/05/2011   This was a very satisfying and delicious recipe.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 02/06/2014

OMG! This is so good! The only thing I did different was add kale instead of the spinach because that’s what I had in the fridge. Super good, hardy, and my house smells incredible! This is a keeper for sure!

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: 5 stars 11/18/2012

So good. The spinach makes it extra special. If you don’t have barley, brown rice works great too!

Rating: Unrated 09/13/2012

Me and my family love this soup.It is a mainstay for us.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: 5 stars 02/02/2012

This is a very satisfying soup and a great way to use up spinach. Have made it several times.

Rating: Unrated 10/22/2011

The spinach makes this soup phenomenal. I saw it last week on the show and just made my third batch today since I’m having my adult kids for dinner.

Rating: Unrated 10/07/2011

loved this soup. quick and easy and fantastic flavor.

I watched them make this soup, it looked so easy I had to try. Loved it! Taste great and was easy to make.

Rating: 5 stars 10/07/2011

Easy, delicious. I could not find quick-cook barley, so I used regular barley and cooked it separately, then added it close to the end of cooking. Next time I think I will omit the thyme.

Rating: Unrated 10/05/2011

This was a very satisfying and delicious recipe.

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