Mushroom barley bake

12 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 cups Water
13¾ ounce Chicken broth
⅔ cup Medium Pearled Barley* (Quaker Scotch Brand)
1 teaspoon Salt (optional)
2½ cup Sliced mushrooms
1 cup Chopped onion
½ teaspoon Thyme
⅓ cup Margarine or butter
3 Eggs; beaten

Directions

Bring water and broth to a boil. Add barley and salt; reduce heat.

Cover; simmer 50 to 60 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Drain. Heat oven to 350 F. Saute mushrooms, onion and thyme in margarine 3 to 4 minutes. Combine barley and eggs; add mushroom mixture, mixing well. Pour into 11x7-inch glass baking dish.

Cover with aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes. Uncover; continue baking 15 minutes or until light golden brown.

*NOTE: To substitute 1 cup Quaker Scotch Brand Quick Pearled Barley, decrease water to 2 cups and simmer time to 10 to 12 minutes.

Proceed as recipe directs.

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS per serving: * calories 99 * carbohydrates 6 g * protein 3 g * fat 7 g * calcium 17 mg * sodium 180 mg * cholesterol 70 mg * dietary fiber 1 g

Source: "Hurry, Let's Eat!" Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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