Mexican Chicken & Barley Chili

Ingredients

120 gr onion
1 garlic clove
16 ml vegetable oil
700 ml water
1/2 quaker barley
300 gr tomatoes
450 ml no-salt-added tomato sauce
400 ml sodium chicken broth
200 gr kernal corn
65 gr green chiles
8 gr chili powder
1 gr cumin

Instructions

-(about 1- half pounds) In 4 litre saucepan or Dutch oven, cook onion and garlic in oil until onion is tender. Add remaining ingredients except chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cooked chicken; continue cooking 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is heated through and barley is tender. Add additional water or chicken broth if chili becomes too thick upon standing. Nine 1-cup servings *NOTE: To use Quick QUAKER Barley, substitute 0.75 cup quick barley for medium barley and decrease water to 2 cups. Cook onion and garlic as directed above. Add remaining ingredients except chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cooked chicken. Continue simmering 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is heated through and barley is tender.