Gorgeous Chicken and Barley soup from fellow food blogger, Richa Gupta at My Food Story
Prep Time20 minutesminutes
Cook Time40 minutesminutes
Total Time1 hourhour
Yield 4servings
4.60 from 5 votes
Ingredients
2Tbspolive oil
1cupyellow onionchopped
4clovesgarlicminced
1 1/2cupdiced tomatoes
3/4cupgreen bell pepperchopped
2Tbsptaco seasoning mix
1jalapeñodeseeded and finely chopped
1lbboneless, skinless chicken breast
3/4cuppearl barleycleaned
4cupschicken stock
Instructions
Heat oil in a large pot and add onions and garlic to it. Salute till the onions are cooked and add tomatoes.
Cook for 5-7 minutes and add chopped bell peppers, taco seasoning and jalapeños. Let the bell peppers cook for a few minutes while you prepare the chicken.
Cube the chicken breast into 1/2 inch cubes, and add it to the pot along with barley, stock and salt.
Bring this to a boil and then simmer and cook for 35-40 minutes till the barley is cooked through and the soup thickens up. Add a little more stock if required.
Let the soup sit for 5-10 minutes. This helps develop the flavours.