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February 2025 Recipes of the Month

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Old-Fashioned Vegetable Barley Soup

Ingredients                                                                            

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 medium rib of celery, chopped
  • 1 medium garlic glove, minced
  • 1 14.5-oz can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1½ cups frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1½ cups low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 1 cup chopped kale
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon shredded or grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Lightly spray a large Dutch oven with cooking spray.
  2. Add the oil, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook the onion and celery over medium-high heat until golden, about three minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for 10 seconds.
  4. Stir in the remaining ingredients except the Parmesan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the barley is cooked.
  5. Ladle into soup bowls. Sprinkle with the Parmesan

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Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley

Ingredients

  • 1 quart water
  • 1 cup barley
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3/4 cup apple cider
  • 5 tablespoons raisins
  • 4 oz. apples peeled and chopped
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice

Directions

  1. Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.  Add barley and cinnamon stick.  Reduce heat to a simmer.  Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes).
  2. Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, and lemon juice.  Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick.