Recipe - Mushroom Barley Bake

4 cup Water
13 Three fourths ounce Chicken broth
2/3 cup Medium Pearled Barley*
(Quaker Scotch Brand)
1 teaspoon Salt (optional)
2 One half cup Sliced mushrooms
1 cup Chopped onion
One half teaspoon Thyme
1/3 cup Margarine or butter
3 Eggs; beaten

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 11x7inch 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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