Slow Cooker Chicken Barley Soup

• Meat

  • 3/4 lb Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless

• Produce

  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1/3 cup Carrots
  • 1/3 cup Celery
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1/4 cup Parsley
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme, dried leaves
  • 1 cup Yellow onion

• Canned Goods

  • 4 cups Chicken broth

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1/3 cup Barley, quick-cooking

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 4 cups (1 L) chicken broth
• 1 cup (250 ml) water
• 3/4 pound (360 g) boneless and skinless chicken breasts,cubed
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1/3 cup chopped carrots
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/3 cup quick-cooking barley
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 clove garlic,peeled and minced

Directions

• In a slow cooker,combine all ingredients,except barley and seasoning. Mix well.
• Cover slow cooker and cook on low-heat setting for4-6 hours,adding barley during last 30 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf. Season with salt and black pepper. Ladle into soup bowls and serve immediately.