Barley with Mushrooms and Onions
3
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 38 min • Prep: 8 min • Cook: 1 hr 30 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Our inspiration for this recipe comes from mushroom-barley soup. It’s a wonderful side dish in place of potatoes or rice.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Unsalted butter
⅔ tbsp(s)
Spanish onion
1 medium, finely chopped shredded*
Cremini mushrooms
½ pound(s), (also known as baby Bella)
Vegetable broth
3 cup(s), or mushroom broth
Uncooked pearl barley
1 cup(s)
Table salt
1 tsp(s), or to taste
Instructions
1
Coat a heavy saucepan with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat; melt butter in pan.
2
Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring a few times, until mushrooms release their moisture, about 5 minutes.
3
Add broth, barley and salt; bring to a boil. Partially cover pan and reduce heat to low; simmer until barley is tender, stirring occasionally, about 60 to 75 minutes. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
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