Chicken and Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup barley uncooked
• 1 cup carrots sliced
• 1 cup celery chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 42.8 ounce no-salt-added chicken broth canned
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon oregano dried
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 teaspoon pepper dried red crushed
• 1 cup bell pepper sweet red chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 pound skinned cut into bite-size pieces
• 0.3 teaspoon turmeric 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Uncover and simmer 15 minutes or until barley is tender.