Delicious and Super Healthy Barley Vegetable Pilaf

annya127's Note:

Before I tasted this recipe, I never thought that barley could taste so good! I hope you enjoy it too.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2⁄3; cup barley (Quick Cooking)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup thinly sliced carrot
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• ½ cup sliced green onion
• 1 -2 tablespoon soy sauce

Directions:

1. In a medium saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil.
2. Stir in barley, reduce heat, cover and simmer 10-12 minutes or until tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
3. In a large skillet, heat oil. Cook carrots, celery and garlic over medium-high heat 3-5 minutes.
4. Add mushrooms and green onions, continue cooking 3 more minutes.
5. Add cooked barley and soy sauce, mix well. Continue cooking over medium heat until heated through.

Reviews

[lauralie41]

Wonderful side dish, I would even eat this cold. Chopped the mushrooms up small, not my favorites, and enjoyed the earthy flavor. Some of my veggies were thicker than others but I enjoyed the bit of crunch. Used a good handful of green onions and loved the milder flavor. This is a keeper! Thank you so much annya127 for posting this recipes. Made and reviewed for the Cooking Photo forums 5 A DAY-ARE YOU DOING IT ? Fruits & Veggies of summer July event.

[She who is literal]

Savory and filling, this is a wonderful and inexpensive dish. Not to mention easy to put together. However I used standard barley, for which you must change the amount of water to 2 cups. Great dish!

[Notingham Kathleen]

I've just made this with buckwheat as I realised at the last minute I didn't have any barley. Tastes great and is really easy. Thanks for the post Annya.