Slow Cooker

Crockpot Chicken Barley Soup is for Soup.

Crockpot Chicken Barley Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Crockpot Chicken Barley Soup takes 480 minutes to cook.

Crockpot Chicken Barley Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Crockpot Chicken Barley Soup are:

1 whole Roasting Chicken
32 fl ozChicken Broth (I use organic)
1 cup Carrots, raw, chopped
1 cup Celery, raw, diced
.5 cup Barley, pearled, uncooked
2 cups Onions, raw, chopped
4 cloves Garlic
2 tbsp Basil
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp Parsley, dried
8 oz White Wine (cooking, or what you like to drink)

Here is how you make Crockpot Chicken Barley Soup:

I have children, so I boil the chicken the night before in a large pot, in low sodium chicken broth. I allow it to cool, and debone. (I cook it for an hour or so- until the meat is literally almost falling off of the bone.) You can use this broth for your soup stock. I keep a little in reserve in the fridge in case my soup isn't soupy enough. While I'm cooking it, I wash and cut up the veggies. Place veggies in crockpot, add barley and chicken on top of them.Store all in crockpot insert (if you can) in the fridge over night.Next morning, toss crockpot insert into base and cook on low for 7-8 hours. (Less time if you have a crockpot that runs hot like mine! Keep an eye on it the first time.) Using fresh herbs, wine that you enjoy as opposed to cooking wine, and cutting veggies up into desirable chunks, organic veggies, chicken and broth- can all add to the appeal of this soup.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MERIGOOD.

The nutritional information for Crockpot Chicken Barley Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 125.2

• Total Fat: 2.2 g
• Cholesterol: 18.2 mg
• Sodium: 833.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 10.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 12.0 g