4 hearty mushroom barley soup chicken Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, chopped yellow onions, sliced carrot, sliced mushrooms, low-sodium low-fat chicken broth (2 -14 oz. cans), fat-free cream of mushroom soup, quick-cooking barley, reduced-sodium worcestershire sauce, dried thyme, chopped green onion, salt, black pepper

beef sirloin, trimmed , cubed into bite sized pieces, carrots, diced, celery, diced, onions, diced, potatoes, diced, garlic cloves, minced, shallot, minced (optional), mushrooms , use juice too (if using whole , cut in half), pearl barley, nonfat beef broth (substitute chicken if no beef), bay leaves

butter or 3 tbsp olive oil, onions, chopped, fresh minced garlic, celery rib, diced, carrots, peeled and diced, white button mushrooms, sliced, cayenne pepper (to taste) (optional), dried thyme, low sodium chicken broth, bay leaf, pearl barley (washed over with cold water), cubed cooked chicken or 2 cups ham, frozen peas (optional) or 1 cup corn (optional), cream of chicken soup, undiluted, half-and-half cream (or use 1/4 each cup milk and whipping cream), grated parmesan cheese (more for sprinkling ), salt and black pepper