Slow Cooker Chicken, Barley, Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

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 sliced okra or 1 cup chopped cabbage or 1 cup sliced leek, whites

Recipe

• 1 the celery and onions can be reduced to 1 cup each and replaced by one or more of the optional vegetables.
• 2 place everything in a large crockpot with dial set on high; cook 1-2 hours.
• 3 reduce heat to low setting; cook for 6-8 hours.
• 4 or.
• 5 set crockpot on low and cook 10 hours.
• 6 add water or canned broth to thin the soup if it gets too thick.
• 7 this can be frozen in individual portions and reheated as needed.