In a 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, cook onion, carrots and celery in oil until onion is tender. Add remaining ingredients except chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cooked chicken; continue cooking 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is heated through and barley is tender. Add additional water or chicken broth if soup becomes too thick upon standing.

Eight 1-cup servings.

medium barley and decrease water to 4 cups. Cook onion, carrots and celery as directed above. Add remaining ingredients except chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken; continue simmering 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is heated through and barley is tender.

Nutrition Information: 1 cup * Calories 130 * Protein 11g * Carbohydrate 13g * Fat 4g * Cholesterol 25mg * Dietary Fiber 2g * Sodium 190mg * Percent of Calories from Fat: 29%

Exchanges: Starch/Bread 1/2, Meat 1, Vegetable 1, Fat 1/2

Company Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias