4 mushroom kale and barley soup Recipes

pearl barley, olive oil, cremini mushrooms or 1 lb mixed mushrooms, sliced, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, kale, stemmed and shredded, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, nutmeg, chicken stock (4 cups) or 32 oz vegetable stock (4 cups), dried porcini mushrooms or 1/4 cup mixed wild mushroom, pecorino romano cheese, shaved for garnish

add the following chopped ingredients you have on hand , similar to these, onion, celery, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, kale, mushrooms, lentils, barley

canola oil (or any vegetable oil), onion, peeled and diced, boneless lean beef, cut in 1/2-inch cubes (such as sirloin), low sodium beef broth, barley, dried thyme, salt, fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced, kale, washed well and thinly sliced (spinach is a suitable substitute)