Apricot Barley Casserole Recipes

APRICOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Drain apricots, reserving 3/4 cup juice. Place apricots in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. melt 1/2 cup butter; add the brown sugar, flour and reserved juice. Pour over apricots., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. melt remaining butter; toss with crackers crumbs. Sprinkle over top. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until golden brown.

APRICOT BARLEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325.
• grease a 13x9 baking dish.
• in a large skillet add 2 tbsp butter, heat pine nuts until lightly toasted.
• remove and set aside.
• in same skillet heat remaining butter, saute barley and scallions until tender, 2-3 minutes.
• add broth, bring to a boil.
• stir in apricots, raisins, and nuts.
• pour into the grease baking dish and bake uncovered for 1 1/4 hrs or until barley is tender.

EASY, TASTY BARLEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Add all ingredients in an ovenproof container, cover and cook at 350 for up to 2 hrs- until water is all absorbed.
• Suprisingly good!
• Update 4/9/11~~~I have found that I like my barley a lot better when it is more 'al dente', so I now use 1 cup barley and 2 cups water and cook for about an hour~~~Much better~~~;~)).

BRUNCH APRICOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325.
• in a 2 quart casserole, layer 1/2 of the fruits.
• sprinkle with one half the Cracker crumbs and brown sugar.
• repeat layers and pour melted butter over top.
• Bake 40 minutes or until bubbly.

BARLEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in fry pan.
• Add onions, mushrooms and barley.
• Saute until lightly browned.
• Put into greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Add almonds, green onion, salt and pepper.
• Dissolve Oxo cubes in boiling water.
• Add to casserole.
• Stir to mix well.
• Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours or until barley is tender.

ITALIAN APRICOT-PANCETTA STRATA

Steps:

• In large skillet, cook pancetta until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in pan., Add 1 tablespoon butter to drippings; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until tender. Transfer onion to a large bowl., Heat remaining butter in pan. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in spinach; cook 30-45 seconds or until wilted., Add bread cubes, mushroom mixture, pancetta and almonds if desired to onion; toss to combine. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In a large bowl, beat eggs, cream, salt and pepper until blended. Beat in mascarpone cheese just until blended; pour over bread. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and Asiago cheese; spoon preserves over top. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with basil. Let stand 5-10 minutes before cutting.

CROCK-POT BARLEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except pine nuts in a 3-4 quart slow cooker (do NOT use a larger crockpot).
• Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours until barley and vegetables are tender.
• Sprinkle with nuts just before serving.

NUTTY BARLEY BAKE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, barley and nuts in butter until barley is lightly browned. Stir in the parsley, green onions, salt and pepper. , Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Stir in broth. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until the barley is tender and the liquid is absorbed. If desired, sprinkle with additional parsley and green onions.