Name: Grandma's Barley Casserole
Cook time: 1 h
Ingredients: 6 tablespoon butter or margarine; 1 cup pearl barley; 1 large onion, minced; 3/4 to 1 cup raw mushrooms, sliced or canned mushrooms, drained; 3 cup consomme or chicken bouillon, boiling; salt and pepper, to taste

Grandma's Barley Casserole

Grandma's Barley Casserole is sure to remind you of childhood! This easy casserole recipe is delicious and filling without being too heavy. Dig in!

Cooking Time1 hr

Cooking MethodOven, Casserole

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup pearl barley
1 large onion, minced
3/4 to 1 cup raw mushrooms, sliced or canned mushrooms, drained
3 cups consomme or chicken bouillon, boiling
salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and saute barley in it.
Transfer barley to heavy casserole.
Heat 2 more tablespoons of butter and saute onion in it.
Add to barley.
Saute mushrooms in remaining butter and add to other ingredients.
Stir in hot consomme and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook, covered, over lowest possible heat until barley is tender and has absorbed the consomme.
Depending on the kind of barley used, this will take 25 to 45 minutes. Stir occasionally.