Erin's Recipe

Italian Barley (Vegan)

Category: Recipes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped sweet green peppers
1 garlic clove, minced
1 can tomatoes, undrained/in chunk
1 16 oz. can
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
2 cup water
5 1/4 oz barley, 3/4 cup
Instructions:

A tasty side dish for almost any entree, this filling grain also reheats
nicely in the microwave. In a medium saucepan over medium heat cook onions,
green pepper, and garlic until lightly browned. Add small amounts of water
if necessary to prevent drying. Add tomatoes spices and water. Bring to a
boil. Stir in barley, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 50 minutes until
barley is tender and water is absorbed. Stir occasionally while cooking and
add more water if necessary. Note: the original recipe called to saute the
1st three ingredients in olive oil(1T+1t) but I chose to eliminate it and
eliminate almost 5 gms fat per serving.
Nutrition (per serving): 177 calories Total Fat 1 g (5% of calories)
Servings: 4