Mushrooms & Green Pepper & Barley Hot Dish With Gravy

Ingredients

• 12-14 large whole mushrooms, washed
• 1 large green pepper, diced
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking barley

• 2 (1 1/2 ounce) envelopes lipton dry onion soup mix
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 2 1/2 cups apple juice

Directions

1. 1

   Get out your large crockpot with lid.

2. 2

   Add mushrooms, green pepper,barley, dry onion soup mix, water and apple juice.

3. 3

   Stir so the dry onions are in the liquid and not sitting on top of the mushrooms.

4. 4

   Set on high and cook approximately 6 hours.

5. 5

   Stir once in a while.

6. 6

   This recipe is very forgiving. Sometimes I put in the crockpot before retiring for the night. In the morning a quick stir, and sometimes add a little more water. Stir.

7. 7

   Put it in a microwave dish, refrigerate and

8. 8

   reheat that evening.

9. 9

   Note: Sometimes I scatter canned chopped red piemento slices on the top before serving. It adds color.