Scarborough Fair Chicken Barley Soup

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 12 people

Categories: Chicken, Main Dish, Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 whole rotisserie-cooked chicken , skinned, removed from bone and cut into small pieces
  • 6 quarts water
  • chicken bouillon , according to package directions (I use paste style, as it's less salty than cubes)
  • 6 carrots , sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 4 celery ribs , sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 medium onion , chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups pearl barley
  • 2 teaspoons fresh parsley , chopped
  • 2 teaspoons fresh sage , chopped
  • 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme , chopped

Directions

  1. Bring water and bouillon to a boil, add all other ingredients and simmer for 50-60 minutes or until barley is tender.

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