Minestrone Soup with Black Beans & Barley

Ingrediënten

• 1 cup canned black beans
• 1 kop, bereid barley
• 2 medium green summer squash
• 2 theelepels, gemalen dried oregano
• 2 eetlepels black pepper
• 2 theelepels salt
• 4 kopjes chicken stock
• 2 groot carrots
• 4 stengels, groot celery
• 2 teentjes garlic
• 1 middelgrote onion
• 2 eetlepels dried barley
• 1/2 middelgrote green pepper
• 1 blik red tomatoes
• 4 kopjes water

Beschrijving

1. Chop onion, garlic, carrot, celery and green pepper into small pieces.
2. Add to a large pot (set on medium-low) and let cook for about 10 minutes, stirring to keep vegetables from sticking.
3. After about 10 minutes, add chopped green summer squash and tomatoes and continue cooking for about 10 minutes.
4. Add chicken stock, 2 cups of water, black beans, and half the spices to vegetable mix and continue cooking (uncovered) for about 20-25 minutes (until the vegetables are tender).
5. Add barley, remaining spices and remaining water and continue simmering for 10-15 minutes or until cooked to your liking!