Veretable Soup with Barley

By sassy47

Use SLOW COOKER

Ingredients

• 1 cup undooked pearl barley
• 1 dried bay lead
• 1/2 tsp fennel seed
• 1 1/2 Cups baby-carrots, halved crosswise
• 1 Cup sliced celery (2 medium stalks)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 large dark-orange sweet potato, peeled, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
• 1 1/2 cups frozen green beans
• salt & pepper
• 2 cans (14ox each) vegetable broth
• 6 cups water
• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano, undrained

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

Spray 5-6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, layer all ingredients except tomatoes; do not stir.
Cover, cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hrs
About 10 min before serving, stir in tomatoes. Cover;cook on low heat about 10 min longer or until tomatoes are hot, remove bay leaf.