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Leftover chicken and barley broth

Make the most of your leftover chicken.

Make the most of your leftover chicken.

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Cooking Time

Cook: 50 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.08 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 442g serving contains

Energy
1481kj
354kcal
18%
Fat
10g
Med
15%
Saturates
2.4g
Med
12%
Sugars
7.6g
Med
8%
Salt
1.1g
Med
19%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
335kj/80kcal

Ingredients

1 large carrot

1 leek

1 tbsp oil

1 large onion

750ml chicken stock (homemade or made with a stock cube)

150g pearl barley

300g leftover cooked chicken

100g shredded savoy cabbage

Method

1
Dice a large carrot, slice a trimmed leek and cook in the oil with a chopped onion for 6-7 minutes.
2
Add 750ml chicken stock. Simmer and add the pearl barley. Cover and simmer for 35 minutes.
3
Tear the leftover chicken into bite-size pieces and add to the broth along with the shredded savoy cabbage. Simmer for 5 minutes until the chicken is piping hot.