Pearl Barley Casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms (optional)
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• melt butter in a 1 1/2-quart dutch oven or oven-safe pot over medium heat and cook onion until lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes. add celery and cook until starting to soften, stirring often, about 5 more minutes. mix barley into the vegetables and stir until coated with butter. fold mushrooms and green pepper into barley mixture; season to taste with salt and black pepper. pour chicken broth into barley mixture and bring to a boil; cover casserole dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until barley is nearly tender, about 30 minutes; uncover casserole dish and bake barley until most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 more minutes. adjust salt and black pepper before serving.