weight watchers best recipes | Chicken Vegetable Soup (3 Points+)

Ingredients

8 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup regular barley
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, 
(1 to 1-1/4 lbs total), cut into 3/4-inch cubes

3 celery ribs, sliced
3 medium size carrots, sliced
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 tbsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried sage or rosemary, crushed
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 cup chopped bell peppers



Directions:

1. In a 4-quart Dutch oven, bring broth to a boil; add barley. Return to boiling; reduce heat. 
Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

2. Add in the chicken, celery, carrots, onion, dried parsley, sage, and black pepper to Dutch oven. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Add in the bell peppers; cover and simmer about 5 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink and vegetables are tender then stirin the parsley.

Yield: 8 Servings
Serving Size: 1-1/2 cups per serving

Weight Watchers PointsPlus+ = 3

Nutritional Information:
Calories 137, Fat 1g, Cholesterol 33mg, Carbohydrates 14g, Sodium 631mg, Fiber 3g, 
Protein 18g