Slow Cooker Chicken Barley Vegetable Soup Recipes

SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine 6 cups vegetable broth, frozen vegetables, tomatoes with their juice, potatoes, onion, barley, garlic, parsley, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper, and bay leaf in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 5 to 6 hours.
• Place flour in a bowl; cut shortening into flour using a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 1/4 cup vegetable broth; stir with a fork until dough no longer sticks on sides of bowl. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; roll out 1/8 inch thick. Cut dough into strips or small squares. Add to slow cooker; cook until dumplings are soft and cooked in the middle, 1 hour.

SLOW-COOKER VEGETABLE SOUP WITH BARLEY

Steps:

• In 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, layer all ingredients except tomatoes; do not stir.
• Cover; cook on Low setting 6 to 8 hours.
• About 10 minutes before serving, stir tomatoes into soup. Cover; cook on Low setting 10 minutes longer or until tomatoes are thoroughly heated. Remove bay leaf before serving.

VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a medium pan and cook onion until it is slightly tender, 2-3 minutes.
• Combine all ingredients in a 6qt slow cooker.
• Cook on low 7-8 hour or on high 3-4 hours until barley is tender.
• Discard bay leaf, season with salt & pepper to taste, garnish with parmesan cheese and stir in the fresh parsley.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN-BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, place carrots, celery and onion. Place chicken breasts on vegetables. Add remaining ingredients except parsley and thyme.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
• Remove chicken from cooker; place on cutting board. Remove meat from bones and chop into 1/2- to 1-inch pieces; discard bones.
• Stir chicken, parsley and thyme into stew. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 10 to 15 minutes longer or until chicken is thoroughly heated.

SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients, except for the parsley, in a large (6-quart) slow cooker.
• Cook on LOW until the barley is tender, about 8 hours.
• Stir in the parsley. Serve.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the chicken broth and pour into slow cooker.
• Place chopped vegetables; onions, garlic, celery and carrots in microwave container; microwave 5 minutes.
• Spoon into Slow cooker and cook on High for 2 hours,.
• Heat up mushrooms in microwave.
• Add rinsed barley,chicken and mushrooms, salt and pepper to the Slow Cooker.
• On high cook another hour.
• Serve with crackers.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the onion, celery, and carrots in the bottom of the crock pot. Sprinkle with the minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Place the chicken, barley, butter, and bouillon cubes on top of the vegetables. Gently pour the water and broth over all. Do not stir the soup yet. Cover the crock pot and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or until the chicken is cooked and the barley and vegetables are tender. Stir well then add the parsley and hot sauce before serving.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN, BARLEY, VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• The celery and onions can be reduced to 1 cup each and replaced by one or more of the optional vegetables.
• Place everything in a large crockpot with dial set on High; cook 1-2 hours.
• Reduce heat to Low setting; cook for 6-8 hours.
• or.
• Set crockpot on low and cook 10 hours.
• Add water or canned broth to thin the soup if it gets too thick.
• This can be frozen in individual portions and reheated as needed.