Bean Vegetable Medley

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
  • Servings: 4

    • Ingredients

  • 3tablespoonsvegetable oil
  • 1largeonion, diced
  • 2stalkscelery, sliced
  • 1mediumgreen pepper, cut into strips
  • 2mediumtomatoes, diced
  • 2cupsred kidney beans, drained
  • 1 (10ounce) packets frozen baby lima beans
  • 1cupquick-cooking barley
  • 2/3 cupparsley, Chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoonssalt
  • 1teaspoondried basil leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoonblack pepper, Ground
  • 3cupsboiling water
  • 2tablespoonscheddar cheese, Grated

    • Directions

  • Heat oil in a large skillet.
  • Add onion, celery, and green pepper.
  • Cook slowly for 10 minutes.
  • Do not brown.
  • Stir in tomatoes, kidney beans, lima beans, barley, parsley, salt, basil, and black pepper.
  • Transfer mixture to a buttered 2-to 3 quart casserole with lid.
  • Add boiling water.
  • Cover.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 1-1/2 hours or until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed.
  • Sprinkle with grated cheese before serving.
  • Good served with: Marinated, slightlt blanched mixed vegetables, hot French bread and butter.
  • Tips: This dish can be assembled and baked later.
  • Add the boiling water just before baking.
  • Baking time should be increased by 15 minutes when starting refrigerated temperature.

    • Reviews

  • “This was a very nice, healthful dish, and it was very easy to make. It was very good as-is, but next time I think I will experiment with some more spices (probably of the Italian variety) and I will add at least half of the parsley after the casserole is done cooking. By the way, I used regular barley (not the quick-cooking kind), and it worked just fine. Thanks for sharing this!”

  • “I wavered between 5 stars and 4 stars, but finally chose 5. Anyways, I made some changes to this- left out all added salt, and didn’t use canned foods. I also used water instead of oil.I didn’t chop with cheese, and this was still pretty dang good for a healthy food item. Because I’m an idiot and didn’t have basil, I used toni gifford’s suggestion of chili powder, which I highly reccomend. I used 1 tsp, but next time I’ll probably use like 1 and half. This froze pretty well, and I have plenty left over- this entire recipe made abou 13 cups; the casserole was full! Anyways, thanks for the recipe. “

  • “OMG I’m so surprised this has not been reviewed before now. I just loved this one as it includes many of my favorite ingredients. The color contrast from the greens (veggies and parsley), reds (beans & tomatoes) and tan (barley) made this dish look as appealing as it tasted. Moreover for me its a great map for all sorts of nice variations. Tonight I tossed in a small sliced zucchini and three sliced mushrooms in a effort to clear the produce bin before going on a trip. I also added a clove of minced garlic to the onions, celery and peppers. Finally, I should mention that I only used 1 tablespoon of oil which was just fine. Next time, I think I’m going to replace the basil with chili powder and the parley with cilantro. Should also note that this makes huge portions. I made half the recipe and its enough for 3 lunches or 4 entrees. Thanks Rita!”

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