Chicken Barley Soup With Sweet Potato - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 Spanish onion, diced
1/2 cup diced celery
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 1/2 quarts chicken stock
3 cups diced cooked chicken breast
3 cups sliced carrots
2 parsnips, diced (optional)
1 1/4 cups barley
4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill (optional)
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

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.
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.
Stir sweet potatoes into soup and simmer until sweet potatoes and barley are tender, about 30 minutes; season with dill, salt, and pepper.