Barley, Green Bean, And Chicken With Goat Cheese

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup barley
• 1 chicken breast
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely diced
• 1 cup corn
• 1/4 cup wine
• 2 ounces goat cheese
• zest of half a lemon
• salt and pepper
• 1 pinch chili flakes
• handful of chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook barley according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 3 in a large skillet saute the chicken over high heat quickly with a little oil until cooked and remove from pan, set aside.
• 4 add a little more oil and then the garlic and onions over medium heat, saute one minute.
• 5 add the carrots and green beans, saute one minute.
• 6 add the bell pepper and corn, saute one minute.
• 7 add the chile flakes and wine and cook one or two minutes, or until reduced.
• 8 now add the chicken back to the pan and follow with the cooked barley.
• 9 toss it all together and add the goat cheese, lemon zest and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 10 top it off with the parsley to make it pretty.
• 11 this should make 2 big servings, or leave out the chicken and it's a side dish for 4.