{"id":5502,"date":"2022-01-31T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aussiepizzas.com\/PIZZADELIVERY\/meal-in-a-jar-italian-barley-soup\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:00:15","slug":"meal-in-a-jar-italian-barley-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aussiepizzas.com\/PIZZADELIVERY\/meal-in-a-jar-italian-barley-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal in a Jar: Italian Barley Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all of of my \u201cmeal in a jar\u201d recipes are soups, but a lot of them are. We\u2019ll branch out at some point, I promise! In the meantime, this is the second recipe in a series that started recently when I posted a favorite tortellini soup in a jar<\/a>. You were incredibly receptive to that (\"\u2665\"!!), so here we are with a second meal in a jar. It\u2019s an herb-flecked, hearty, Italian Barley Soup. Italian-ish would probably be a more accurate description as I like to boost the jar contents with mung beans and quinoa from my pantry, and any vegetables tend to be added at the end rather than the start.<\/p>\n

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I love to keep these jars on hand for fast weeknight meals and take them out on road trips and camping as well. I keep the base recipes pretty strict and my general rule of thumb is to aim for \u201cjust add water.\u201d Or, in this case (and the tortellini soup), just add water + a can of tomatoes is fair game. The idea is that if all you have is the content of the jar, water, and perhaps an pantry-friendly ingredient or two, you have all you need for a really good meal.\"Dry<\/p>\n

Italian Barley Soup Variations & Ideas<\/h2>\n