Barley-vegetable pilaf
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Chopped onion |
| 4 | ounces | Fresh mushrooms; sliced |
| 1 | tablespoon | Olive oil |
| 1 | cup | Medium pearl barley |
| 3 | teaspoons | Instant chicken bouillon granules |
| 3 | cups | Boiling water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Hot red-pepper sauce |
| 1 | Each; medium: red bell pepper, diced, and zucchini, sliced | |
Directions
Notes: From Houston (Texas) Chronicle.
Combine onion, mushrooms and oil in a 2-quart glass measure. Cover with vented plastic wrap. Microwave on high 3 minutes. Add barley, bouillon, boiling water and pepper sauce. Re-cover and microwave on high 2 to 3 minutes, or until water returns to a boil. Then microwave on medium (50 percent) 15 minutes.
Add bell pepper and zucchini; re-cover. Microwave on medium 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
Makes 4 (1-cup) servings, each: 221 calories, 4 grams protein, 4 grams fat, 43 grams carbohydrates, 6 grams fiber, no cholesterol, 78 milligrams sodium.
Posted to recipelu-digest by ncanty@... (Nadia I Canty) on Mar 28, 1998