Bean & Barley Casserole

Bean & Barley Casserole

Serves 4

Full Choice 3½ pts per serving

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2 leeks, sliced

2 carrots, sliced

1 large parsnip, chopped

2 sticks celery, sliced

200g potato, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

frylight

110g pearl barley (dry weight)

1.1 litre veg stock

1 tsp dried thyme

250g button mushrooms, halved if large

1 x 400g can kidney beans or butter beans

salt & pepper

Spray a largepan with frylight.  Add all of the veg and garlic(except mushrooms), cover and cook gently for 10 mins, shaking the pan from time to time.  Add the barley, stock, thyme, mushrooms and seasoning.  Cover and cook gently for 30 mins then uncover, add the beans and their liquid and simmer for another 30 mins.

Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.