Chicken and Barley Stew

Name: Chicken and Barley Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 500 g chicken breasts; 2000 g boiling water; 15 g olive oil; 150 g celery stalks; 120 g leeks; 1 garlic clove; 1 red chilli; 1 bay leaf; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 100 g pearl barley; 140 g carrots; 2 vegetable stock cubes (for 0.5 l each); 100 g fresh baby spinach; 75 g frozen peas; fine sea salt; ground black pepper

4.5 (122 ratings)

Difficulty easy

Preparation time 15min

Total time 50min

Serving size 4 portions

Ingredients

500 g chicken breasts
2000 g boiling water
15 g olive oil
150 g celery stalks, cut in pieces
120 g leeks, sliced (1 cm)
1 garlic clove, sliced
1 red chilli, halved, deseeded
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
100 g pearl barley, soaked overnight, then rinsed and drained
140 g carrots, sliced (5 mm)
2 vegetable stock cubes (for 0.5 l each), crumbled
or 2 heaped tsp vegetable stock paste, homemade
100 g fresh baby spinach
75 g frozen peas
fine sea salt, to taste
ground black pepper, to taste

Nutrition: per 1 portion
Calories: 1301 kJ / 309 kcal
Protein: 35 g
Carbohydrates: 26 g
Fat: 7 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Sodium: 628 mg