Chicken, Barley, and Bow Tie Soup

Name: Chicken, Barley, and Bow Tie Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 cup chopped celery; 1 cup chopped onion; 2 cups thinly sliced peeled carrots; 1 bay leaf; 8 cups water; 4 cups canned fat-free chicken broth; 1/2 cup pearl barley; salt and pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves; 1 (8 ounce) package bow tie pasta

Submitted by Audrey M

"A quick and easy soup to make."

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 10

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups thinly sliced peeled carrots
1 bay leaf
8 cups water
4 cups canned fat-free chicken broth
¹⁄₂ cup pearl barley
salt and pepper
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 (8 ounce) package bow tie pasta

directions

Place the first 5 ingredients in a large pot filled with the water and broth.
Bring the water and broth to a boil, and add the barley.
Reduce the heat, cover, and cook until the chicken and barley are done, about 30 minutes.
Season with the salt and pepper and add the basil.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package directions, omitting oil and salt.
Drain.
Add the pasta to the chicken soup, and remove the bay leaf.

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Reviews

This was a nice, tasty low-calorie soup. I brought this to work for my lunch and it was filling but not heavy. Husband liked it, too. I doubled the basil because we realllly like that. I eat a lot of soup in the winter and this one was no trouble to make and I bet it'll freeze well. Thanks Audrey.

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Audrey M

USA

I am a mother of three and live in central Pennsylvania. My children were very active in after school activities and found we weren't spending anytime together at meal time. In 1998, I decided to start cooking my dinners in a crockpot so that we could have a home cooked meal together once everyone came home. My children now get so excited to see what we are having to eat and love the smell when they walk in the door. My family calls me the crock pot queen. LOL I use my crock pot everyday of the year. My three children are now in college and before they come home they request their favorite meal. I still continue to cook in the crock pot for my husband and I. It is nice after a long day to know your meal is ready. It also helps in keeping my grocery bill down. With zaar, I can print my shopping list and that is all I purchase is the ingredients on that list. Now, my two daughters have been crock pot cooking while in college. They find it is easy to cook for the themselves and their friends. It is an easy way to have friends over for dinner after classes I still love trying new recipes and purchasing cookbooks, especially crock pot cookbooks. Happy Cooking!

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