Delicious Barley Bake

Popular - Meat and Poultry

Barley, chicken and tons of veggies baked in a delicious creamy sauce. Easily made vegetarian by removing the chicken and substituting a vegetable cream, condensed soup.

Brief

Prep 40 mins

Cook: 1hr

Total: 1hr40 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Delicious Barley Bake

Ingredients

2 cups barley

4 cups chicken broth

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped carrots

6 cloves garlic

minced

1 cup chopped onion

2 cups sliced mushrooms

1 yellow zucchini

cut into half moons

1 cup fresh green beans

trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces

2 cups broccoli florets

1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

1 (10.75 ounce) cancondensed cream of chicken soup

⅓ cup sour cream

¼ cup grated Locatella cheese

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 tablespoon ground thyme

1 cup green peas

1 cup whole kernel corn

1 cup roasted red peppers

drained and chopped

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach

thawed and drained

2 cups shredded cooked chicken

salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bring the barley and chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Cover reduce heat to low and simmer until the barley is tender about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the celery carrots garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent about 5 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms zucchini green beans and broccoli. Continue cooking and stirring until the broccoli is tender about 5 minutes more. Remove skillet from heat.

Step 4

Combine cream cheese cream of chicken soup sour cream Locatella cheese Parmesan cheese garlic powder nutmeg oregano basil and thyme in a large bowl mixing until smooth. Stir in the prepared barley peas corn roasted red peppers spinach and shredded chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Spread mixture into a large baking dish and top with mozzarella cheese.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and cheese has melted 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Delicious Barley Bake

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 368.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 21.5g 43%

Carbohydrates: 38.5g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 9.2g 37%

Sugars: 4.7g

Fat: 15.5g 24%

Saturated Fat: 6.9g 34%

Cholesterol: 48mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 6292.7IU 126%

Niacin Equivalents: 9.5mg 73%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 25%

Vitamin C: 34.6mg 58%

Folate: 86.9mcg 22%

Calcium: 295.8mg 30%

Iron: 3.8mg 21%

Magnesium: 94.8mg 34%

Potassium: 626.2mg 18%

Sodium: 501mg 20%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 37%

Calories From Fat: 139.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.