Pint jars at two cups each are perfect sizes for Dear Hubby to take as a lunch soup or for here on the farm as a reheat and go! Our pressure canner does 18 pints jars per load.

Chicken Barley Veggie Soup Recipe

Per Pint Jar Add

1. 1/2 cup of diced fine white breast meat, or if you are being more frugal, thigh meat OR as in the case for these, i had thawed out two whole chickens, parted them out into breast meat, legs/thigh and wings, and then i roasted the rest, and afterwards pulled all the extra off and chopped it up for these soups.
2. 1/2 cup of mirepoix, a equal blend of Onion, Carrot and celery, in my case i also had red pepper in there this time.
3. 1 tbsp of pearl barley
4. 1 tsp of italian herb blend, 1 tsp herb blend (use what your family likes for your own blends for chicken soup) and 1/4th tsp of black pepper
5. Chicken broth, you can add in 1 tsp of dry broth, or you can use homemade broth, in this case, per hubbies request.
6. Half cup of homemade tomato sauce plain and the water required to fill to one inch head space

Remember to wipe your rims with clean water or vinegar, lids finger tight and as they are pints 75 min at 10 pounds pressure at my sea level, please check your pressure canner to figure out if YOU need to adjust due to your sea level

Once they are out and sat for 24 hours, they will have their rings removed, be given a wash and sent down to the cellar for storage and used over the next year or sooner.