Quick Mushroom Barley Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup frozen chopped onions
• 1/2 cup frozen chopped green pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package pre-sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon refrigerated bottled garlic
• 2 (14 ounce) cans low sodium vegetable broth
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon dried crumbled thyme leaves
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a medium stockpot, heat oil over medium heat.
• 2 add onion and green pepper, cook, stirring, until softened and thawed, about 3 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms and garlic and cook, stirring often, until mushrooms begin to release their liquids (about 3 minutes).
• 4 add broth, water, barley, thyme, salt and pepper.
• 5 reduce heat, cover, and simmer 45 minutes (or until barley is tender), stirring occasionally.