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Delicious Barley Bake

By: L Mac 
"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."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

Prep Time:
40 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

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) can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup grated Locatella cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 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

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  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.
  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.
  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.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, and cheese has melted, 20 to 30 minutes.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • Freezes well and can be made ahead for next day serving. Very filling!

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 369 | Total Fat: 15.5g | Cholesterol: 48mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2010 by seastarmt   view full review
Delicious and hearty! I skipped the cream cheese and locatella cheese, as I had never heard...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2010 by Sandra   view full review
The most time consuming, expensive, and disastrous recipe I have ever made in 50 years of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 6, 2010 by frugalnicole   view full review
Great recipe, but way too much prep for me. I will cut down the veggies next time and just...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2010 by Corrie   view full review
I didn't have mushrooms, zucchini and cream of chicke soup, or the roasted red pepper so I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2010 by lisakklem   view full review
I just finished making and baking this and I am pretty disappointed
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2010 by Sawdusty Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This 'recipe' is more of a cooking challenge than I have recently seen. If I saw a cook book...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2011 by Lori   view full review
Absolutely adore all the veggies in this dish! Planning to experiment with seasonings and...

 

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