Chicken Barley Soup with Sweet Potato

Ingredients

• teaspoon solive oil
• Spanish onion, diced
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• clove sgarlic, minced
• 1/2 quart schicken stock
• cup sdiced cooked chicken breast
• cup ssliced carrots
• parsnips, diced (Optional)
• 1/4 cup sbarley
• large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill (Optional)
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large heavy stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in hot oil until onion is slightly tender, about 8 minutes.
2. Stir chicken stock, chicken, carrots, parsnips, and barley into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until barley is slightly tender, about 30 minutes.
3. Stir sweet potatoes into soup and simmer until sweet potatoes and barley are tender, about 30 minutes; season with dill, salt, and pepper.