Mushroom Barley And Navy Bean Soup(Makes 8 Servings) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. dry navy or pea beans, soaked or 2 cups canned beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 c. pearled barley
1 lb. mushrooms, sliced thin
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 (8 oz.) can no-salt added tomato sauce
2 qt. fat free chicken broth
Tabasco

Preparation

Place all ingredients (except Tabasco) in a large 8-quart pot. Slowly bring to boil and simmer, covered, for 2 hours (if you are using soaked dried beans) or for 1 hour if you are using canned beans.
If the level of liquid goes down, replace it with water or the soup will end up being too thick.
Season to taste with Tabasco.
This soup keeps on improving with each reheating!