On the Lighter Side
Tonight, I tried two new dishes that I found on the back of a box of Quaker barley. They were both delicious and we will have frozen soup in the freezer for future meals. I used ground turkey in the vegetable soup. The barley is filling and can help lower cholesterol. I copied these straight from the Quaker web site. Check it out for more recipes: http://www.quakeroats.com/cooking-and-recipes/content/recipes.aspx HEARTY VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP (contains beef) Frozen vegetables make this soup extra easy. Ingredients 1/2 pound lean ground beef 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 cloves garlic, minced 7 cups water One 14-ounce can no-salt-added tomatoes, undrained, chopped 1/2 cup Medium QUAKER Barley* 1/2 cup sliced celery 1/2 cup sliced carrots 2 beef bouillon cubes 1/2 teaspoon basil 1 bay leaf...