Foodista | Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Food News | Quick Spinach and Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb. fresh baby spinach
• 1 onion – sliced
• 3 cloves garlic – chopped
• ¼ cup chopped carrots
• 1 quart button mushrooms – sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 15 oz. can red kidney beans – drained
• 1 cup instant barley
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 tbs. olive oil
• ¼ cup pastina noodles
• Fresh grated Romano or Parmesan cheese