This filling and scrumptious barley and green bean casserole, featuring parmesan cheese and pine nuts, takes less than one hour to prepare.
Sometimes, I make this dish to accompany grilled salmon. The cheese makes it extra yummy. I use Pecorino Romano, a stronger-flavored sheep's cheese similar to parmesan. If you prefer parmesan cheese, it is just as tasty
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Barley with Green Beans and Parmesan Cheese
This recipe is from my Superfoods cookbook by Dolores Riccio. I love this cookbook. The recipes in it are always delicious, and this one was no exception.
Ingredients:
- ½ cup pearl barley rinsed and drained
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 10 ounces fresh or frozen green beans trimmed, sliced, and steamed to tender-crisp
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese or Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts toasted
Instructions:
- In a medium pot, add 1 quart of water and the salt.
- Bring the water to a boil and add the barley.
- Reduce the heat to medium-high and continue to boil the barley until the grains are tender but not mushy (about 35 minutes).
- Drain, but reserve a few tablespoons of the liquid if you need to add it at the end to reheat the dish.
- Heat the oil in a skillet or saucepan.
- Sauté the onion in the oil until softened.
- Add the spices (oregano, basil, pepper) and stir.
- Add the green beans and barley and stir to combine.
- Toast the pine nuts under your broiler or in a dry skillet on the stove. Watch them carefully and remove them when they first start to turn a little brown. They burn easily!
- Add the parsley, toasted pine nuts, and cheese to the casserole and stir to combine.
- Heat over medium heat for a minute or two and serve hot immediately.
Barley Green Beans, tasty & diabetic friendly
Barley and Green Beans Parmesan Cheese
Barley with Green Beans Parmesan is an excellent side dish or main dish that is chewy and crunchy. So satisfying.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup pearl barley rinsed and drained
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 10 ounces fresh or frozen green beans trimmed, sliced and steamed to tender crisp
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese or Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts toasted
Instructions
- In a medium pot, add 1 quart of water and the salt.
- Bring the water to a boil and add the barley.
- Reduce the heat to medium high and continue to boil the barley until the grains are tender but not mushy (about 35 minutes).
- Drain, but reserve a few tablespoons of the liquid in case you need to add it at the end to reheat the dish.
- Heat the oil in a skillet or saucepan.
- Sauté the onion in the oil until softened.
- Add the spices (oregano, basil, pepper) and stir.
- Add the green beans and barley and stir to combine.
- Toast the pine nuts under your broiler or in a dry skillet on the stove. Watch them carefully and remove them when they first start to turn a little brown. They burn easily!
- Add the parsley, toasted pine nuts and cheese to the casserole and stir to combine.
- Heat over medium heat a minute or two and serve hot immediately.[
Nutrition (may vary depending on ingredients and amounts used)
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 594IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg
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