Mushroom Barley Soup - MA SNAP-ED

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, scrubbed or peeled, halved lengthwise and sliced
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme (depending on how much you like thyme)
• 1 pound white, cremini, or button mushrooms, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup pearl barley
• 10 cup low-sodium beef, chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 lemon, quartered
• salt
• black pepper