Barley and Mushrooms with Beans

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup barley uncooked
• 15.5 ounce beans white drained canned
• 0.5 cup celery chopped
• 3 cups mushrooms fresh sliced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil 
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 3 cups vegetable broth 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and stir in mushrooms, onion, celery, and garlic.
2. Saute until tender.
3. Mix barley and vegetable broth into the saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer 45 to 50 minutes, until barley is tender.
4. Stir white beans into the barley mixture. Continue cooking about 5 minutes, until beans are heated.