1 cup pearled barley |
1onion diced or sliced |
1 can ('15oz) chopped tomatoes |
1 can ('15oz) beans drained (most varieties are good or mix them up) |
1 can green beans use salt free or add frozen for crisper texture |
6-8 oz mushrooms canned or fresh fine |
1/2 tsp celery salt |
2 vegetable bouillion cubes, knorr my fav or use veg stock |
1/2 tsp dry thyme |
1/2 tsp garlic powder or 2 cloves fresh |
pepper to taste |
1 tsp mustard seed crushed |
salt to taste |
3 t oil |
water 1/2 gallon minus stock used |
options |
tabasco for a little fire |
cooked or leftover chicken, sausage or ham |
for a thicker broth use a roux or take out a cup or two and hand blend/puree and add back in |
