Chicken And Barley Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups chicken broth
4 cups vegetable broth
2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup diced onion
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
2 cups cubed zucchini
2 cups cubed summer squash
1 cup broccoli floret
1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
1 cup barley

Preparation

Put 4 cups water and broths in pot. Add chicken, onion, garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring all ingredients to a boil. Turn down heat to low and aloow soup to simmer for 1 hour.
Add vegetables and barley to soup pot. Return to a boil, decrease to low and simmer for another hour or two, until vegetables have desired texture.