Cooking Matters

Ingredients

• 1 cup instant pearl barley
• 4 cups water
• 2 whole bay leaves
• 3 medium onions
• 2 medium celery stalks
• 1 medium green, red, yellow, or orange bell pepper
• 2 medium cloves garlic
• 1 Tablespoon canola oil
• 4 ounces ground turkey
• 2 (14½-ounce) cans diced tomatoes, no salt added
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1½ teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper