Hearty Lentil Soup

• 1 cup dried red lentils
• 1 cup pearl barley
• 2 boneless chicken breasts, cleaned and uncooked
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 3 medium carrots, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 medium cooking onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons parsley
• 2 teaspoons sage
• 2 teaspoons rosemary
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• 8 cups water or 8 cups your favourite chicken stock or 8 cups vegetable stock

1. Throw everything in a pot on medium-high heat.
2. Bring to a boil, turn heat down.
3. Allow to simmer approximately 40 minutes.

red lentils, pearl barley, chicken breasts, potatoes, carrots, celery, cooking onion, garlic, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, red pepper, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hearty-lentil-soup-352830 (may not work)