Best 7 Creamy Mushroom Barley And Lima Bean Soup Recipes

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch Oven, heat extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add baby bell mushrooms and cook until mushrooms soften and gain some color (about 5 minutes or so). Remove from the pot and set aside for now.
• In the same pot, add a little more extra virgin olive oil. Add onions, garlic, celery, carrots, and chopped white mushrooms. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes over medium-high heat. Season with salt and pepper.
• Now, add crushed tomatoes and spices (coriander, smoked paprika, cumin). Cook for 3 minutes or so, tossing regularly.
• Add broth and pearl barley. Bring to a rolling boil for 5 minutes, then turn heat down. Cover and let simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes or until the barley is tender and cooked through.
• Add the cooked bella mushrooms back to the pot and stir to combine. Cook for about 5 minutes or so until mushrooms are well warmed through.
• Finish with fresh parsley. Transfer to serving bowls and enjoy!

MUSHROOM BARLEY

Steps:

• Cook 2 sliced onions in 2 tablespoons olive oil until caramelized, 20 to 25 minutes. Saute 3/4 pound sliced cremini mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter. Cook 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking barley in chicken broth as the label directs, then toss with the mushrooms, onions, some dill and salt.

SLOW-COOKER BEAN AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Put 6 cups water, the beans, barley, garlic, carrots, celery, onions, bay leaf, 11/2 tablespoons salt, herb blend, some pepper and porcini mushrooms (if using) in a slow cooker. Squeeze the tomatoes through your hands over the pot to break them down, and add with their juices. Cover and cook on high until the beans are quite tender and the soup is thick, about 8 hours.
• Add the spinach and cheese, and stir until the spinach wilts, about 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into warmed bowls and drizzle each serving with vinegar and olive oil.

LIMA BEAN BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a deep pot, combine beef bones, beef and water. Bring to a boil, and skim.
• Add onion, salt, and pepper. Cover. Simmer 1 hour.
• Add barley, parsnip, carrots, and celery, and simmer 1 more hour.
• Add lima beans and taste to see if more salt or pepper is needed. Also add more water a little at a time if you think soup is too thick, and cook until meat and vegetables are tender. Add parsley after soup has cooked 50 minutes.

MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or stockpot, cook meat in oil over medium heat until no longer pink. Remove meat with a slotted spoon; keep warm and set aside. , Saute onions, carrots and celery in drippings over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, garlic and thyme; cook and stir 3 minutes. Stir in broths, water, barley, salt if desired and pepper. , Return meat to pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until barley and meat are tender. Add parsley.

LIMA BEAN AND PORCINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, combine celery, carrot, onion, garlic, olive oil and salt. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add lima beans, barley, 8 cups water, bones, porcini, thyme and bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Remove bones, remove meat from bones, chop meat and return meat to soup. Taste and add salt if needed. Ladle soup into bowls and season with pepper. Garnish with shallot and parsley, and serve.

CREAMY MUSHROOM, BARLEY AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• PREPARATION:.
• Cut the stems off the portabella mushrooms, slice into ¼ inch thin pieces and then cut each in half, set aside.
• Clean the white button mushrooms and slice into big pieces, set aside.
• Clean the carrot and then cut into diagonal slices, set aside.
• Cut into thin slices the swiss cheese and set aside.
• COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:.
• This recipe is based on using a slow cooking crock pot set to 4 hours, high/fast cooking and will depend on you model crock pot; Step #1, 2 hours cooking time, Step #2, 1 1/2 hours cooking time and Step #3, ½ hours cooking time.
• Step #1- In a crock pot add the stock, barley, portabella mushrooms, carrots , margarine, 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil leaves, sage, thyme, garlic salt, Mrs. Dash, pinch of white pepper, a quick stir and cook for 2 hours.
• Step #2- Next add the white button mushrooms and lima beans, a quick stir and cook for 1 ½ hours.
• Step #3- Next add the half & half cream, Harvey's Bristol Cream, a quick stir and cook for ½ hour.
• Ladle soup into individual bowls, topped with some swiss cheese and place in a microwave for about 2 minutes to melt the cheese.
• Finally add some chopped basil/arugula leaves on top of each individual bowl and serve.
• Enjoy!
• NOTES:.
• You can serve this soup with a bowl of sour cream on the side and allow guests to add to their soup as desired.
• This soup can be served for as a main meal in the evening or for a hearty nice lunch as well.