Chicken Barley Soup with Sweet Potato

Chicken Barley Soup with Sweet Potato
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 Spanish onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 1/2 quarts chicken stock
  • 3 cups diced cooked chicken breast
  • 3 cups sliced carrots
  • 2 parsnips, diced (optional)
  • 1 1/4 cups barley
  • 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill (optional)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste


  1. Heat olive oil in a large heavy stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in hot oil until onion is slightly tender, about 8 minutes.
  2. Stir chicken stock, chicken, carrots, parsnips, and barley into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until barley is slightly tender, about 30 minutes.
  3. Stir sweet potatoes into soup and simmer until sweet potatoes and barley are tender, about 30 minutes; season with dill, salt, and pepper.

04/19/2018
Chicken Barley Soup with Sweet Potato, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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