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Bean and Barley Soup

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 5
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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Barley provides a simple addition to a no-fuss bean soup that's ready in 25 minutes.
Updated Oct 13, 2016
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola or soybean oil
  • 2 small onions, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley
  • 1 can (15 ounces) Progresso™ garbanzo beans, undrained
  • 1 can (15 ounces) Progresso™ black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 box (9 ounces) frozen baby lima beans
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oil in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook onions, garlic and cumin in oil about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are crisp-tender.
  • 2
    Stir in remaining ingredients except cilantro. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until lima beans are tender. Stir in cilantro.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    1 can (15 to 16 ounces) lima beans, rinsed and drained, can be substituted for the frozen lima beans.
  • tip 2
    This tasty, quick soup contains many good-for-you ingredients, including barley, beans and tomatoes. These provide high fiber, heart-friendly folic acid and lots of iron that is good for the iron in your blood, and all with a reasonable amount of fat, extremely important for your overall health.

Nutrition

460 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 22g Protein, 81g Total Carbohydrate, 9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
460
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
1/2g
3%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
940mg
39%
Potassium
1060mg
30%
Total Carbohydrate
81g
27%
Dietary Fiber
18g
73%
Sugars
9g
Protein
22g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
35%
35%
Exchanges:
5 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
5 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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