VEGETABLE, BEAN, AND BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Lightly spray a Dutch oven with cooking spray. Cook the carrots, onion, celery, and zucchini over medium-high heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the tomatoes with liquid, vegetable juice, water, corn, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, pepper, and salt. Cook, covered, until the mixture comes to a boil, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally and breaking up the tomatoes.
• Stir in the beans and barley. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes, or until the barley is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Slow-Cooker Method
• Combine the carrots, onion, celery, zucchini, tomatoes with liquid, vegetable juice, water, corn, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, pepper, and salt in a 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low for 7 to 9 hours or on high for 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Stir in the beans and barley. Cook, covered, on high for about 30 minutes, or until the barley is tender.
• nutrition information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 244
• Total Fat: 1.0g
• Saturated: 0.0g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
• Monounsaturated: 0.0g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 382mg
• Carbohydrates: 51g
• Fiber: 10g
• Sugars: 16g
• Protein: 11g
• Dietary Exchanges
• 2 1/2 Starch
• 3 Vegetable