Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

I got so many compliments on this recipe. It's perfect for a cold winter day meal. The only things I did differently was to add more barley,a can of corn, a pound of ground sausage and some cumin & garlic powder. You'll be lucky to have leftovers!

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Karen

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

As others have written, this is a decent base recipe. We added additional vegetables & herbs (basil & fresh parsley) along w/ straight chicken stock (no water). It’s okay but most likely won’t make again.

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SAK

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: White Oak, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Westminster, Maryland, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2008

First of all, message to photog.... RIGHT ON! I give this a 5 star even tho I did change a few things (chagrin chagrin) because I wasn't paying attention. I did NOT change any of the ingredients, I just boo booed with the quantities. You just can't miss with the flavour base of onions, celery and carrots. I had accidently frozen 3 fresh tomatoes (don't ask)and needed to use them. I didn't look at the can and it was 28 oz not 14. So I did not add water at all, but used home made chicken broth, at least 48 oz and maybe more. Plus, because I don't highly salt my broth I did add a bit more salt (canned chicken broth can be pretty salty). I also ended up adding an extra 1/4 cup barley (did I mention I love barley in soup?) Thank you Nancy, it's perfectly wonderful!

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DRAGNLAW

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008

I thought the recipe as written was bland, but a good base to add to. I sauted garlic and sausage meat and added that to the soup along with some grated cheese. I may try it again and use beef pieces to make a beef barley soup.Four stars for a good "base" soup!

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CATHYB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Farmingdale, New York, USA

Living In: Deer Park, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008

This was very tasty. I added twice the barley.

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008

Excellent recipe as written... and if I may. To the reviewer who said it was too tomato-y... Isn't it Tomato the first name of the recipe???? And to all of those alter the recipe and then give less than 5 stars... Please stop. Write your own recipe, submit it for approval, and then let the public decide. How you can make a recipe your own, then rate the original recipe is beyond me. Please stop it. Rate the recipe as written or give it 5 stars if you alter it.

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Home Town: Brookfield, New York, USA

Living In: Clinton, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2008

This is really good. I did add a bay leaf, upped the chicken broth to 2 cups, and a tsp. of Kosher salt. Other than than I kept the recipe as is. It is very healthy and filling. It will be repeated again and again. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

This turned out to be a great soup, after making some changes/additions. I was short on time so I cooked the barley separately (quick cooking) and added it right before serving. I used between 1/2 and 3/4 cup uncooked. I didn't use any water, just 2 cans of chicken broth. I added about 1 tsp. basil (the frozen from Trader Joes is better than dried), 4 or 5 shakes of chili powder and salt and pepper to taste. In addition, I used 1/2 small can of tomato paste. I wanted a thick, not broth based soup, so I pureed about 3/4 of the soup, just leaving some tomato and onion chunks. Before serving, a added about 1/2 bag of frozen, chopped spinach.

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

Little bit of salt and EXCELLENT!!!

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Phoebe

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Home Town: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

Just too tomato-y Felt it overwhelmed the vegetables Have better barley vegetable soup recipes

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mrslk

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Home Town: New York, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

This recipe was ok. A little bland for my taste so I added extra salt and a teaspoon or so of basil. I plan to add a little chili powder now as another reviewer suggested. Hopefully that will fix it or I'll probably not make it again.

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

Great base for "extra room" to play with, I minced my vegetables and added beef broth, diced pieces of leftover round steak and rice ( didn't have barley) I did take the advice of others and added some basil and kosher salt. What a hit!

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DottieS

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

I added 2 cans of chicken broth, ellbow macaroni and a can of diced Mexican tomatoes. It was delicious

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Shantuk

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Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2008

A great base recipe that you can adjust to your own preference.I agreed that it needed more seasonning. i omitted the oil and sauteed with a bit of cooking spray, then added grated zucchini, green beans, a can of tomato paste, basil, parsley, bay leaf and a touch of Mrs Dash. It turned into almost a cream based soup but really low in calories. A great healthy soup that seems decadent.

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Debby A.

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2007

My family and I enjoyed this recipe. Great Healthy Recipe Idea. Thanks a million.

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SONIA79

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Living In: Hamden, Connecticut, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

I wasn't sure I was going to like this recipe until I reread reviews and then added basil, salt and extra pepper. Then it was perfect.

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Home Town: North Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

Yummy. I added about a teaspoon of dried basis and some kosher salt.

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GABESGIRL

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Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Monrovia, California, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2007

As others have said, this soup is satisfying and delicious. I usually do have to thin it out just a bit as it makes a pretty thick "stew" like meal.

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TMAYDER

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Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Edson, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2007

This was excellent, although I did make some changes. I used 1 full cup of barley and instead of water and chicken broth, I used two 14.5oz cans of vegetable broth, added a can of stewed tomatoes, a can of cannelini beans and some shredded red cabbage! YUM

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MEGSCOOKIN

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Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2007

A nice soup. I used the slow-cooker, and pureed part of it to thicken it. It's easy to add any herbs and seasonings one desires. I'll be making this often.

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