Come home to this slow-cooked chicken and barley stew recipe that’s made using Progresso® chicken broth and veggies.
Slow-Cooker Chicken-Barley Stew
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 8 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 3 large carrots, sliced (2 cups)
- 2 medium stalks celery, sliced (1 cup)
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 bone-in chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb), skin removed
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 3/4 cup uncooked medium pearled barley
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, place carrots, celery and onion. Place chicken breasts on vegetables. Add remaining ingredients except parsley and thyme.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
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Step3Remove chicken from cooker; place on cutting board. Remove meat from bones and chop into 1/2- to 1-inch pieces; discard bones.
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Step4Stir chicken, parsley and thyme into stew. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 10 to 15 minutes longer or until chicken is thoroughly heated.
Nutrition
220
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
30g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 14%
- Sodium
- 470mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 540mg
- 15%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 30g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 27%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 140%
- 140%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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