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      Title: Turkey-Barley Soup
 Categories: Diabetic, Soups/stews, Vegetables, Crockpot
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      6 c  Turkey or chicken broth;            1    Bay leaf;
      1 c  Turkey; diced cooked                1 ts Dry thyme;
      1 c  Pearl barley;                     1/4 ts Dried marjoram;
      1    Onion; chopped                    1/4 ts Ground black pepper;
      2    Celery; stalks, chopped             2 tb Chop.fresh parsley (2ts.dry)
      3    Carrots; sliced                
 
  Combine all the ingredients in soup pot or slow cooker.  Cook over
  low heat in the slow cooker for 6 hours or simmer on the stove for 1
  hour, or until the carrots are tender and the barley is soft.
  
  1/6 recipe - 181 calories, 1 lean meat, 1 bread, 2 vegetable
  exchanges 30 grams carbohydrate, 11 grams protein, 2 grams fat, 44 mg
  sodium, 320 mg potassium, 18 mg cholesterol.
  
  Source:  Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman 1986
  Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov. 93
  
  Long-grain rice has slightly less carbohydrates and calories per cup
  than barley if you wish to substitute.
 
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