Old Fashioned Barley Mushrooms

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 12 cup chopped bell pepper (either green or red or you can use any type pepper)
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms (can be any type of 'shrooms, I find standard supermarket button mushrooms work well)
• 2 23 cups water
• 1 cup barley, rinsed (I use pearled barley)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon black pepper (preferably freshly ground)

1. Heat the oil in a 2-quart saucepan.
2. Add the onion and chopped pepper and cook , stirring often, over medium-high heat until softened(approximately 5 minutes).
3. Add mushrooms and continue to cook, stirring often, until softened(approximately 3 minutes).
4. Stir in water and bring to a boil over high heat(approximately 7 to 10 minutes).
5. Add barley, salt and pepper.
6. Return to boiling.
7. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes longer, or until liquid has been absorbed.

vegetable oil, onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, water, barley, salt, black pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-barley-mushrooms-176533 (may not work)