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                                            Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 6  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    Chicken Barley Soup Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1 -2 lb chicken, cut up  |  
                                                2 quarts water  |  
                                                1 1/2 cups carrots, diced  |  
                                                1 cup celery, diced  |  
                                                1/2 cup barley  |  
                                                1/2 cup onion, chopped  |  
                                                1 chicken bouillon cube (optional)  |  
                                                1 teaspoon salt (optional)  |  
                                                1 bay leaf  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon pepper  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon dried sage  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. In large kettle, cook chicken in water until tender. 2. Cool broth and skim off fat. 3. Bone chicken and cut into bite-size pieces; return to kettle along with remaining ingredients. 4. Simmer, covered, for at least 1 hour or until vegetables and barley are tender. 5. Remove bayleaf.                              | 
                         
                         
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