Barley Primavera from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Barley Primavera Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

4 cups low-fat low sodium chicken broth, divided
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup minced red onion
1/2 cup diced carrot
1 cup pearled barley
1/2 cup diced zucchini
2 tbsp minced Italian parsley
1 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Heat 1/4 cup of the broth in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and onion and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the carrots and sauté for 5 minutes.

Add the rest of the broth and bring to a boil. Add the barley, lower the heat, cover, and simmer until the liquid is almost absorbed, about 50 minutes.

Add the zucchini, parsley, oil, and lemon juice. Simmer for 5 more minutes. Season with pepper and salt.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/2 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 155; Calories from Fat 24; Total Fat 3g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 79mg; Carbohydrates 31g; Dietary Fiber 6g; Sugars 3g; Protein 6g.

Source:
"The Webb Cooks by Robyn Webb, MS, LN at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 6

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

~ Madeleine L'Engle (1918--) American author.

 

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