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    • Two-tomato Soup With Barley

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    Soups and, Stews 4 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    2 t Olive oil
    2 c Sliced mushrooms
    1/2 c Chopped onion
    3 c Water
    2 T Diced sun-dried tomato
    packed without oil
    1 t Brown sugar
    1/4 t Salt
    1/4 t Hot sauce
    1/8 t Ground allspice
    1/8 t Pepper
    14 1/2 oz No-salt-added whole
    tomatoes 1 can
    undrained
    and chopped
    1/3 c Uncooked quick-cooking
    barley

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and
onion, and saute 4 minutes or until tender. Add water and next 7
ingredients (water through canned tomatoes); bring to a boil. Cover,
reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Add barley; cover and cook 10
minutes or until barley is tender. Yield: 4 servings (serving size:  
1-1/4    cups).  Per serving: 115 Calories; 3g Fat (23% calories from
fat); 4g  Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 157mg Sodium
Recipe by: Cooking Light, May 1995, page 129  Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest V1 #393 by igor@digex.net on Jan 28, 1997.

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    “Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now. #A.W. Tozer”

    Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
    ----------------------------------------------
    Calories: 234
    Calories From Fat: 90
    Total Fat: 10.3g
    Cholesterol: 0mg
    Sodium: 1143.4mg
    Potassium: 1483.5mg
    Carbohydrates: 33.7g
    Fiber: 7g
    Sugar: 18.6g
    Protein: 7.8g


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