Quick Spinach And Barley Soup

• 1 pound baby spinach fresh
• 1 onion - sliced
• 3 cloves garlic - chopped
• 1/4 cup carrots chopped
• 1 quart button mushrooms - sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 15 ounces red kidney beans - drained
• 1 cup barley instant
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup noodles pastina
• grated romano cheese Fresh

1. Heat a soup pot with a tablespoon of butter. Add the fresh spinach, onion, garlic, mushrooms and carrots and saute until the onions are softened.
2. Add the beans, broth and barley and simmer on low for approximately 10 - 15 minutes.
3. Just before serving add the pastina and continue to saute for another 10 - 12 minutes.
4. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and fresh grated cheese.

baby spinach fresh, onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, butter, red kidney, barley instant, chicken broth, olive oil, noodles pastina, romano cheese

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Quick-Spinach-and-Barley-Soup-1669398 (may not work)