Turkey Barley Soup
Prep time: 20 to 30 minutes. Cook Time: 50 to 60 minutes. Servings: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 medium Vidalia or Candy onion or yellow onion, diced 1/2 tablespoons of all purpose flour 4 carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds 2 to 3 ribs of celery sliced into 1/4" pieces 4 cups of cooked turkey cut into small pieces 11 cups turkey broth or if you do not have turkey broth, use chicken broth 1 teaspoon of poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon of Kosher salt, or sea salt or regular salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 cup pearl barley 2 to 3 bay leaves 1/4 to 1/2 cup of fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions: Heat olive oil in a large soup pot or dutch oven medium heat. Add onions and saute until tender about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add flour, mix in and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add carrots, celery, turkey, broth, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and bay leaves. Simmer, uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes.
Add pearl barley and parsley, mix well and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes or more. Enjoy.
Here is another recipe for something to do with any excess turkey that may be left over from Thanksgiving. We found this recipe on the Internet and did some serious tweaking to it and it turned out to be pretty darn good. We hope you enjoy it.
Turkey Barley Soup