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Creamy Chicken & Barley Soup - Fresh Ingredients and a real Winter Warmer for you!
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Creamy Chicken and Barley Soup
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
 
Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 chicken carcass & enough water to cover
  • 1 tsp salt to water
  • ¾ c butter
  • ¾ c flour
  • 2 onions diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 celery diced
  • 1 c barley cooked
  • 1 ½ c heavy cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Put chicken carcass in large pot with enough water to cover, bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat and simmer for at least 1 hour. Remove carcass from broth and pick the meat from bones (it will literally fall off) set aside meat and broth
  2. You should now have approximately 2 quarts of broth. If not, add water to make up the loss.
  3. Melt butter in large pot and add flour stir constantly for 5 mins. Add onions/ celery, and carrots into roux and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
  4. Add broth, chicken, barley, and salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes. Add heavy cream and heat through.
  6. Enjoy!