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Barley-Vegetable Soup

Updated Sep 17, 2010
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Come home to barley and veggies slow cooked to a hearty soup - a wholesome dinner!

Barley-Vegetable Soup

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 6 hr 35 min
  • Servings 10
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked barley
  • 1 dried bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1 1/2 cups baby-cut carrots, cut crosswise in half
  • 2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
  • 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1 small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 large dark-orange sweet potato, peeled and cubed (2 cups)
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen whole kernel corn (from 1-pound bag)
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen cut green beans (from 1-pound bag)
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cans (14 ounces each) vegetable broth
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with herbs, undrained

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Layer all ingredients except broth, water and tomatoes in order listed in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Pour broth and water over ingredients; do not stir.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until barley is tender.
  • Step 
    3
    About 10 minutes before serving, stir tomatoes into soup. Cover and cook on low heat setting about 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Remove bay leaf.

Nutrition

135 Calories
1g Total Fat
4g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
135
Calories from Fat
10
Total Fat
1g
Saturated Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
730mg
Total Carbohydrate
32g
Dietary Fiber
6g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Vegetable;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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