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Barley and Lentils with Chicken Thighs (slow cooker) is for Dinner.

Barley and Lentils with Chicken Thighs (slow cooker) takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Barley and Lentils with Chicken Thighs (slow cooker) takes 180 minutes to cook.

Barley and Lentils with Chicken Thighs (slow cooker) makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Barley and Lentils with Chicken Thighs (slow cooker) are:

1 box (32 oz) Chicken broth
1 cup pearled barley
1/4 cup lentils (any type, though my kids prefer French)
1 Costco pkg organic chicken thighs (about 1 lb)
Borsari (original) seasoned salt
onion (chopped)
garlic (I use Dorot frozen cubes)
oil (enough for your frying pan)

Here is how you make Barley and Lentils with Chicken Thighs (slow cooker):

If necessary, just toss it all in a smaller size (2-4 quart) crockpot, and cook on low for about 8 hours; high about 5 hours.However, almost all slow cooker recipes will be much nicer if you first soften the onion/garlic in a frying pan, then brown the chicken in the fry pan, before dumping everything in the crockpot. This is also what I do if I don't have all day for the recipe to cook. By pre-cooking the chicken, a few hours on high is plenty to get the barley and lentils cooked to a nice consistency.You'll need a little oil/fat in your fry pan to do it this way, reflected by the 1 tsp of coconut oil in my ingredient list.Serving Size: about 1.5 cups, cooked (this easily feeds my family of 4)Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WILLOLEVIN.

The nutritional information for Barley and Lentils with Chicken Thighs (slow cooker) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 168.2

• Total Fat: 3.2 g
• Cholesterol: 41.5 mg
• Sodium: 309.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
• Protein: 12.5 g