Healthy Homemade Chicken Barley Soup for the Slow Cooker

Healthy Homemade Chicken Barley Soup is a light and delicious slow cooker soup that is easy to assemble in the morning, and then have a hearty, healthy family dinner at the end of a long winter’s day.

With only six ingredients (not including water, salt, and pepper), most of which you most likely already have in your pantry and fridge, this Healthy Homemade Slow Cooker Chicken Barley Soup is a wonderful comfort food you’ll want to make for your family all winter long!

**Please Note – The printable recipe card with detailed instructions, complete ingredient measurements, and nutritional information for making Healthy Chicken Barley Soup for the Slow Cooker is available near the end of this post. 

The ingredient list;

• Chicken Thighs
• Carrots
• Celery
• Onions
• Chicken or turkey broth
• Water
• Barley
• Salt and Pepper 

If this doesn’t look warm, comforting, and filling, then I don’t know what does…

I didn’t add any additional spices or seasoning to my soup because I wanted to keep it simple. However, feel free to play with herbs if you’d like to up the flavor profile.

A bay leave would be lovely to add at the beginning of cooking (remember to take it out before serving), or maybe add a bit of thyme or a tiny bit of rosemary.

Of course, a little bit of fresh chopped parsley is always good right before serving. Since it’s your soup, feel free to add the flavors you enjoy. I encourage you to have fun in the kitchen, and not to feel like you have to stick to a recipe 100% of the time.

The easy instructions;

• Dice 1½ cups red onion, 1 cup carrots, and 1 cup celery.

• Add the diced vegetables into a 7-quart slow cooker.
• Stir 1½ pounds of diced boneless, skinless chicken thighs into the cooker with the vegetables.
• Season with 3 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper.
• Stir well to combine.

• Add 1 quart of chicken or turkey stock to the cooker along with 2 cups water.
• Stir in 1½ cups of pearl barley.

• Cover the cooker and cook on medium for 8 hours, or 5 hours on high.
• Stir well again before serving.
• Serve hot.

For making this soup, you can use store-bought chicken or turkey stock, or you can use homemade. If you’re looking for a delicious and easy recipe for making homemade chicken stock (pictured below), you can check out my recipe by clicking HERE.

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Chicken Barley Soup for the Slow Cooker

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 hrs

Total Time

5 hrs

 

Healthy Homemade Chicken Barley Soup is a light and delicious slow cooker soup that is easy to assemble in the morning, and then have a hearty, healthy family dinner at the end of a long winter's day.

Course: Main Course, Slow Cooker - Main Course

Cuisine: American Comfort Food, healthy

Keyword: chicken barley soup, chicken barley soup for the slow cooker

Servings: 12

Calories: 198 kcal

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Ingredients

• 1½ cup diced onion
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1½ pounds chicken thighs boneless, skinless, diced
• 3 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 quart chicken or turkey stock
• 2 cups water
• 1½ cups pearl barley

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients into a 7-quart slow cooker.

2. Cover and cook on medium for 8 hours, or high for 5 hours.
3. Stir well and serve hot.

Recipe Notes

Tools and equipment:

7-quart slow cooker, chefs knife, cutting board

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Barley Soup for the Slow Cooker

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 198 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g 5%

Cholesterol 56mg 19%

Sodium 763mg 32%

Potassium 376mg 11%

Total Carbohydrates 25g 8%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 2g

Protein 15g 30%

Vitamin A 36.8%

Vitamin C 3.1%

Calcium 2.7%

Iron 7.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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