Chicken Barley Soup

• 1 pound chicken cut up
• 2 quarts water
• 1 1/2 cups carrots diced
• 1 cup celery diced
• 1/2 cup pearl barley
• 1/2 cup onions chopped
• 1 each chicken broth optional
• 1 teaspoon salt optional
• 1 each bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sage dried

1. In large kettle, cook chicken in water until tender.
2. Cool broth and skim off fat.
3. Bone chicken and cut into bite-size pieces; return to kettle along with remaining ingredients.
4. Simmer, covered, for at least 1 hour or until vegetables and barley are tender.
5. Remove bayleaf.

chicken, water, carrots, celery, pearl barley, onions, chicken broth optional, salt, bay leaves, poultry seasoning, black pepper, sage

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chicken-barley-soup-33564 (may not work)