Best Slow Cooker Chicken Barley Soup Recipes

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN BARLEY SOUP

Slow Cooker Chicken Barley Soup image

This is a wonderful Barley soup made in the Slow cooker, but using the microwave to have in ready in 3 hours. Feel free to add any other vegetables that are available. As you can see no need for oil or butter.

Provided by Sageca

Categories Grains

Time 3h20m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 medium onion, chopped
4 celery ribs, chopped
3 carrots, peeled chopped
2 minced garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups chopped mushrooms
1 cup cooked chicken breast, chopped
1/2 cup pearl barley, picked over and rinsed
8 cups chicken broth

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, VEGETABLE SOUP

Slow Cooker Chicken, Barley, Vegetable Soup image

This is a clear chicken or turkey broth using left-over chicken or turkey with vegetables and barley. Since barley is a grain, I often eat this soup for breakfast instead of cereal. That way I get a headstart on my daily quota of vegetables too.

Provided by grammyof3

Categories Clear Soup

Time 6h30m

Yield 18 cups, 18 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 -3 quarts chicken broth (homemade or canned) or 2 -3 quarts turkey broth (homemade or canned)
2 cups diced meat
1 cup baby carrots, halved crosswise
2 cups celery, diced
2 cups onions, diced
1 cup pearl barley (regular not quick cooking)
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
4 -6 chicken bouillon cubes, to taste for flavor and saltiness
1 cup chopped cabbage or 1 cup sliced leek, whites

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.

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