Sorry you had issues with the recipe. When cooking barley it is a 1:3 ratio of barley and liquid for pot or pearl barley, just the cooking time is different. In this recipe I used 1 1/4 cups barley and 3 1/2 cups broth (a little less than the ratio). Perhaps it needed more time in the oven?

Just made this but only had pearl barley so I adjusted the time as suggested. It is incredibly watery. It’s practically a soup. I’m guessing it is because of the other type of barley since most comments didn’t have this issue? Perhaps your instructions for how to adjust for the pearl barley need more modification?

I am so happy you made this recipe work for you, as you said have fun and make it your own. I understand your comment about the chicken, that is a personal choice for sure. This is one recipe we really like, especially in the winter months.

Easy one pot meal. My only caution is to not cook the chicken bites to 100% “no pink” in step 5; in the end it comes out a little dry. So my husband and I added some cheese on top to help offset the dry chicken. Remember, it still has an hour in a 425 oven to cook through.
I also added peas, red bell pepper, and some carrots for color, nutrition and added flavor which turned out great. There’s not a lot of flavor so I added about 4 crushed and sliced cloves of garlic as well as a bit of Mrs. Dash garlic and herb seasoning which made it tasty. Overall, like with every recipe, make it your own and have a little fun with it.

So glad you enjoyed this chicken and mushroom casserole with barley. It is a winner in our house too.

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I loved it !!! I love everything about it !
Thank you ! I rinsed barley several times.
Cooked the onions in bacon fat that I had in freezer. I keep bacon bits, so fried them a little. I did not have fresh mushrooms, so I measured 1.5oz dry(I had shiitake and pheasant that my daughter dried) Rehydrated x30min in combo of HOT 1c. Chicken broth and 1c. Water. Followed recipe!

Thanks, glad you liked it.

It is such a simple and delicious recipe. A great use of barley.

This was amazing! The entire family loved it…can’t wait to make it again!!

I love comfort food season. Enjoy!

A great dish to come home to – so delicious and comforting!