Hearty Barley Bake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, barley and nuts in butter until barley is lightly browned. Stir in the parsley, green onions, salt and pepper. , Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Stir in broth. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until the barley is tender and the liquid is absorbed. If desired, sprinkle with additional parsley and green onions.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in onion, barley, and pine nuts. Cook and stir until barley is lightly browned. Mix in green onions, mushrooms, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the mixture to a 2 quart casserole dish, and stir in the vegetable broth.
• Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until liquid has been absorbed and barley is tender.

Steps:

• In crock pot layer carrots, mushrooms, and beef.
• Combine soup mix, broth, Worcestershire, tomatoes, water, and barley, pour over beef.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours.
• Stir in peas and cook, covered 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Season if desired with salt and pepper.
• I serve this with a crusty bread.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Brown beef on all sides; drain. Stir in broth, water, barley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. , Add carrots, celery, onion and parsley; cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are tender, 30-40 minutes. Stir in peas; heat through.

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a medium, covered saucepan.
• Add barley and return to boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 45 minutes or until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• In the meantime, melt butter in skillet.
• Add curry powder, mushrooms and onion.
• Sauté 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is translucent.
• Add mushroom-onion mixture to cooked barley along with remaining ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spoon into greased 2-quart casserole.
• Cover and bake 45 minutes.
• Remove cover and bake 5 minutes longer.

Steps:

• Slice the mushroom caps and chop the stems. Heat the butter in a skillet and add the chopped onion. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes and add the mushrooms. Cook another 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the barley and brown it lightly, mixing it well with the onions and mushrooms. Season to taste with salt and pepper and pour into a buttered casserole. Add enough boiling broth to cover the mixture and come 1/2" above it. Cover the casserole tightly and bake in a 350°F. oven for 25 minutes. Taste the barley for doneness. Add more broth, if necessary, and continue cooking until the liquid is absorbed and the barley tender. Serve as an accompaniment to duck, game, goose, squab and other kinds of poultry - wherever you would use wild rice.
• Variations
• Add finely slivered buttered almonds to the barley just before serving.
• Cook chicken gizzards in a well-seasoned broth and use the broth to cook the barley. Add the thinly sliced gizzards at the last minute.
• Add sautéd chicken livers and some chopped fresh parsley to the barley casserole just before serving.
• Substitute 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions for the onion and add 1/4 cup finely chopped celery and 3/4 cup thinly sliced water chestnuts. Season the broth with a few dashes of soy sauce. Serve this oriental version of barley casserole topped with a sprinkling of chopped parsley.

Steps:

• In a large no-stick frying pan over medium heat, saute onions, mushrooms, peppers and garlic in 1 tablespoon water until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add eggplant and 2 tablespoon water; saute until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes (with their juice), 1 1/2 cups water, barley, chili sauce, parsley, honey (or syrup), worcestershire sauce, marjoram and black pepper.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes, or until barley is tender.