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Barley Soup with Root Vegetables and Smoked Ham

Name: Barley Soup with Root Vegetables and Smoked Ham
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: swiss
Ingredients: 70 g pearled barley, dry; 120 g smoked ham, diced; 90 g carrot, diced; 70 g celery, diced; 70 g leek, sliced; 60 g onion, diced; 450 g chicken broth; 10 g olive oil; 1 g bay leaf; 2 g fresh thyme leaves; 1 g black pepper

This simmered dish pairs pearled barley, dry with smoked ham, diced, carrot, diced and celery, diced. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Lunch Dinner

Easy

Balanced High satiety Heart friendly

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Estimated macros per portion

42 g Protein

80 g Carbohydrates

19 g Fat

19 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

70g pearled barley, dry 248 kcal
120g smoked ham, diced 174 kcal
90g carrot, diced 37 kcal
70g celery, diced 11 kcal
70g leek, sliced 43 kcal
60g onion, diced 24 kcal
450g chicken broth 27 kcal
10g olive oil 88 kcal
1g bay leaf 3 kcal
2g fresh thyme leaves 2 kcal
1g black pepper 3 kcal

Cooking instructions

pearled barleycarrotceleryleekonion
Rinse the barley under cold water. Dice the onion, carrot, celery, and leek.
carrotceleryleekonionolive oil
Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Saute onion, carrot, celery, and leek for 5-6 minutes until softened.
pearled barleychicken brothbay leaf
Add barley and stir 1 minute. Pour in broth and add bay leaf; bring to a boil.
pearled barley
Reduce to a gentle simmer and cook 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until barley is tender.
smoked ham
Add diced smoked ham and simmer 5 minutes to heat through.
smoked hamchicken brothfresh thyme leavesblack pepper
Stir in thyme and black pepper. Taste and adjust salt as needed (ham and broth can be salty). Serve hot.