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Italian White Bean, Barley, and Mushroom Soup
with baguette

Active: 25 min Total: 40 min
This hearty soup has a slightly creamy base (made without any cream) and great cold weather ingredients like white beans, barley, and mushrooms.
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Ingredients

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Servings:
4
Italian White Bean and Barley Soup:
  • Carrots - 6 oz , chopped
  • Celery - 3 stalks , sliced
  • Onions, medium - 1 , chopped
  • Garlic - 3 cloves , chopped
  • Mushrooms, any button - 8 oz , quartered
  • Beans, cannellini or butter (14 oz / 397 g) - 1 can , drained and rinsed
  • Pearl barley - 1/3 cup
  • Oil, olive - 1 Tbsp
  • Flour, all-purpose - 2 Tbsp
  • Thyme, dried - 1 tsp
  • Red pepper flakes (opt) - 1/4 tsp
  • Stock, any type - 1 cup + 3 cups
  • Pearl barley - 1/3 cup
  • Bay leaves - 2
  • Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
  • Baguette, small - 1
  • Parsley (opt) - for topping , chopped

Prep

  1. Carrots / Celery / Onions / Garlic - Prep as directed and combine. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  2. Mushrooms - Quarter mushrooms. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
  3. Beans - Drain and rinse.

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Make

  1. Heat a Dutch oven with oil over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, onions, and garlic and saute until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
  2. Add mushrooms and saute for 2 minutes just to get the mushrooms started cooking.
  3. Stir in flour, dried thyme, and red pepper flakes and saute for 1 minute more.
  4. Add first portion of stock while whisking. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 1 minute. Add second portion of stock, barley, and bay leaves. Simmer the soup, covered, until barley is tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
  5. When barley is tender, remove and discard bay leaves. Stir beans and lemon juice into soup. Taste and season with some more salt and pepper, if needed.
  6. If you’d like the baguette warm, heat it up in the oven.
  7. Serve soup with some parsley (if using) over top. Enjoy with baguette on the side.

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