Name: Mom's Vegetable Barley Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 Can Tomatoes (Diced); 2 Cups Yellow Onion (Chopped); 2 Tbsp Olive Oil; 4 Cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth; 1 Cup Celery Sticks (Diced); 1 Cup Barley (Uncooked); 1 Cup Carrots (Diced); 1 Can Red Kidney Beans (Drained & Rinsed)

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Mom's Vegetable Barley Soup is a Healthy & Delicious Soup recipe that is super simple to make. Great soup in only 30 minutes!

My mom absolutely loves this soup. So when I was writing my first recipe book, I asked for her recipe. And I'm really happy I did ask her. Mom's Vegetable Barley Soup is absolutely delicious!

This vegetable barley soup includes nice big chunks of vegetables. I love the combination of all these ingredients. Very flavorful.

I'm unclear if she got this recipe from someone else or just made it up herself but all I know is she has been making it for decades and still to this day makes a batch at least once a month.

It appears that all the women in my life have great soup recipes. My wife makes a mean Chicken Noodle Soup and I just had to share the recipe with all of you. You can find it by following this link Brandi’s Chicken Noodle Soup. Make sure you give that one a try as well.

Ever wonder what Barley is? I mean don't they make beer with Barley? Anyways, here's a little history lesson for you.

An alternative to using chicken broth is Better Than Bouillon. I often use it when I don't have broth on hand.

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📋 What Ingredients do I need

You will need the following ingredients to make this Vegetable Barley Soup recipe (see recipe card for quantities): Tomatoes, Yellow Onion, Olive Oil, Low Sodium Chicken Broth, Celery Stalks, Barley, Carrots and Red Kidney Beans.

🥣 How to Make Mom's Vegetable Barley Soup

Put the olive oil, onions, and carrots in a saucepan and cook until tender.
Add the rest of the ingredients and boil on low until barley is cooked.

Mom's Vegetable Barley Soup

Mom's Vegetable Barley Soup is a Healthy & Delicious Soup recipe that is super simple to make. Great soup in only 30 minutes!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Soups & Chowders

Cuisine American, Canadian

Servings

Calories 317 kcal

Ingredients

1 Can Tomatoes, Diced
2 Cups Yellow Onion, Chopped
2 tablespoon Olive Oil
4 Cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
1 Cup Celery Sticks, Diced
1 Cup Barley, Uncooked
1 Cup Carrots, Diced
1 Can Red Kidney Beans, Drained & Rinsed

Instructions

Put the olive oil, onions and carrots in sauce pan and cook until tender.
Add the rest of the ingredients and boil on low until barley is cooked.

Notes

→ Contrary to popular belief, a whole head of celery is called a stalk and a single “stick” from the stalk is called a rib. Since most call a rib of celery "stalk", I use the term Celery Stick to try and avoid any confusion.

Nutrition

Calories: 317kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 12gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 149mgPotassium: 783mgFiber: 11gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 5610IUVitamin C: 9.7mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 2.5mg

Nutritional information provided for this recipe is based on 1 serving. This information is an estimate and may vary based on several factors. If nutritional information is important to you and your diet, please verify this recipe with a Registered Dietitian.

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