Slow Cooker Chicken Barley Soup
Easy slow cooker chicken barley soup recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Loaded with vegetables, rotisserie chicken, Italian seasoning.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Butter Unsalted
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 cup Onion Finely chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic Finely minced
- 1 cup Carrots Peeled, Diced
- ½ cup Celery Sliced
- 5-6 cups Chicken broth Low sodium, Always start with 5 cups and add more, if necessary
- 1 Tomato Medium size, Finely chopped, Can also be replaced with ¼ cup tomato sauce or leftover marinara sauce
- 1.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt To taste
- Pepper To taste
- 1 Bay leaf
- ⅔ cups Pearl barley
- ⅓ cup Corn Frozen
- ⅓ cup Peas Frozen
- 2 cups Rotisserie chicken Diced or Shredded
- 1-2 tablespoon Parsley Fresh, Roughly chopped, For garnish
Instructions
- Heat butter and oil a nonstick pot over medium-high heat.
- Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery and saute for about 4-5 minutes until garlic is fragrant.
- Tip 1: Use a multifunctional slow cooker that allows you to saute the veggies the in the slow cooker. This way, you won’t have to make another pot or pan dirty. Tip 2: If you are short on time, don't saute the vegetables and just add everything in the crockpot and continue with the rest of the steps.
- Add these sauteed vegetables in a crockpot (6 quart or larger).
- Also, add broth, tomato, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, bay leaf, barley and mix everything until combined.
- Cover and cook on Low heat for 5 hours or until vegetables are tender and barley is cooked through.
- Mix in corn, peas and rotisserie chicken. If the soup is looking too thick, add more broth.
- Cover and continue cooking on Low heat for 30 minutes.
- Discard bay leaf.
- Garnish with fresh parsley. Enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheated in the microwave or stovetop. Additional broth will need to be added to thin out the soup again because barley absorbs a lot of the broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 294kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 26gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 1055mgPotassium: 441mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 3980IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg
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