14 Reviews of Weight Watchers Barley With Butternut Squash, Apples and Onions

From: Michelle Berteig

On Dec 15, 2007

Delicious! I made this as a side dish to go with some pork chops. I opened a can of chicken broth and didn't want to waste the rest of it, so I cooked the barley in a combination of chicken broth and water. I used frozen diced squash. Half of a small onion and about 1/3 of a red bell pepper were the right amounts to use for this recipe. A very tasty combination and I will definitely make it again! Updated to add: I had some of this as leftovers, and I actually think I prefer it cold, served as a salad or side dish, it was delicious cold!

From: Roxygirl in Colorado

On Nov 19, 2007

No way that these ingredients are strange! This was wonderful! My husband and teens liked it, too! Thanks Vraklis, for posting. Roxygirl

From: yogiclarebear

On Sep 25, 2007

This is so wonderful. Light and delicate, yet very flavorful. I made this using quick barley, and everything else as written. Thanks!

From: Lori Mama

On Oct 19, 2007

Delicious. Really liked the addition of the thyme and I believe it would equally taste nice with rosemary.

From: Fran6

On Jan 11, 2009

We liked this a lot. It's a great combination of ingredients. Will definitely be making this again.

From: Reefbubbles

On Feb 3, 2009

I am not rating this recipe either because I made this for dinner and I thought it was just okay, especially w/ all the peeling, slicing & dicing, not a big enough WOW factor for the work. On the other hand my husband really liked it. So I think it's one of those at least try it and see recipes.

From: Camel_Cracker

On Nov 29, 2008

I'm not rating with stars because I got such mixed reactions. I made this recipe for the family Thanksgiving feast and maybe it was too healthy for my group ). My niece loved it and took the whole dish home with her. I thought it had good flavour, but was missing something, maybe a little salt. I also had to use a quick-cooking barley because they didn't sell any other type at my Wal-Mart... that could have had affected the flavour as well. This was my first time to cook with barley or butternut squash. I think this would be delicious with an herb crusted chicken breast.

From: LizP

On Apr 19, 2009

This is OUTSTANDING! I felt it had a ton of wow factor and it didn't take long to prep the veggies. While it is a WW recipe, and that is why I made it, I would not hesitate to make this for company anytime. Tons of flavor and really delicious. My entire family devoured it and couldn't believe it was a WW recipe. I am planning on making this as a side dish come Thanksgiving.

From: Chef #810151

On Dec 6, 2008

I used pearl barley and extra thyme. Everyone loved it! Thx

From: danakscully64

On Oct 14, 2009

I made this for lunch today and was very impressed! Very healthy and very filling. The only changes I made were leaving out the red pepper and replacing it with red pepper flakes. Also, instead of chicken broth, I used chicken style veggie broth. Overall I thought it was missing something (as another reviewer said) and I can't put my finger on what it was, but I still enjoyed it very much. I don't think it was salt, although it could have been. I thought the flavor combination was going to be gross, but I was encouraged by good reviews and really liked it! The entire time I was eating this, it felt like the start of Autumn, such a wonderful feeling. I'll be passing this recipe around to my family and friends, thanks for sharing.