Turkey Sausage Barley Soup

Turkey sausage, spinach, and barley are a perfect trio for this delicious soup recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 175 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 (32 fluid ounce) container chicken stock
• 6 ounces frozen chopped spinach
• 0.75 pound bulk turkey sausage
• 0.33333334326744 cup barley

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add turkey sausage and garlic, breaking sausage into small pieces with a wooden spoon; cook and stir until sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. Pour chicken stock over the sausage mixture. Stir spinach into broth; bring to a simmer and season with kosher salt and black pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Stir barley into the soup and continue to cook until the barley is tender, about 1 hour.