Barley recipes

I would like recipes using barley.  Thanks

Nutty Barley Bake.

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup medium pearl barley
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds or pine nuts
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) beef broth
• Additional parsley, optional

Directions:

In a large skillet, saute the onion, barley and nuts in butter until barley is lightly browned. Stir in the parsley, green onions, salt and pepper.
    Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Stir in broth. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until the barley is tender and the liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with parsley if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

John you beat me to it, I was going to post our Household favorite...your Crockpot Beef Barley...So delicious...it's a keeper

 Kathy - Orlando

I found this one using barley and it sounds real good to me

White Chili 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1.5 lbs. ground turkey
• 1 lb. ground turkey breast meat, cubed
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon majoram
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 15.5 oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed
• 1 minced jalapeno chili pepper, or to taste
• salt to taste
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped scallions

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a saucepan and saute onion & garlic over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add ground turkey and breast meat, saute until browned.

2. Add cumin, majoram and bay leaf. Cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and kosher salt, bring to a boil. Add barley, garbanzo beans and jalapeno. Bring to a boil.

3. Simmer for 45 minutes.

4. Remove bay leaf. Taste, and add salt as needed. Serve garnished with cheese and scallions.

Gail

This is from the local Junior  League and a great recipe the book is called Applehood and Motherpie.   I love it!

Barley Pilaf

1 1/2 lbs fresh sliced mushrooms

2 medium chopped onions

8 Tbs butter

1 3/4 c medium pearl barley-uncooked

4 c chicken broth

Saute' mushrooms, onions in 4 T of butter-place in a 2 qt casserole.

In the same pan, saute' barley in the remaining butter over low heat until almond colored this will take about 10-15 minutes. Pour over the mushrooms.

Pour broth over all, salt and pepper to taste, bake covering only during the first half of the cooking time til the barley is dry, abut 1-1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees.

This was posted on another barley post by Dutchmom.....

 This Barley Herb Casserole is great!