Cut up the chicken and microwave until done. Save the juice. Let the chicken cool and then skin and bone the chicken. Save the skin and bones and place in a microwave proof container. Add some water and microwave to get more flavor out of the skin and bones.

In the meantime, cut up the onions, peel and dice the potatoes and get the other vegetables ready to be cooked.

In a large microwave-proof container combine the onions, okra, tomatoes, lima beans, potatoes, corn, green beans, barley, salt, sugar, the saved juice from the chicken and the extra water that the chicken skin and bones have been cooked in. Microwave until the vegetables are done and then add the cut up chicken.

Note: Best served the next day