One day when I was at Earth Fare getting some bulk stuff, I decided to pick up some of their 7 Bean & Barley Soup Mix. It’s not so much of a mix as it is just dried beans and barley – no flavoring of any kind. I held onto it not sure what to do with it until I looked online and decided to “pull a me” and take ideas from a bunch of places and make my own soup. Here it is in all it’s healthy, simple glory.
Slow Cooker 7 Bean & Barley Soup
2013-09-11 14:11:21
Ingredients
- 2 cups 7 Bean and Barley soup mix
- 2 onions diced (yielded about 2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 stalks of celery diced
- 1 lb baby carrots diced (about 15-20)
- 10 cups chicken/vegetable stock
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt (added at end to taste)
Instructions
- 1. Soak beans overnight.
- 2. Drain bean water.
- 3. Rinse quickly.
- 4. Add bean mix and all ingredients (sans salt) to slow cooker.
- 5. Cook on low 6 hours.
Notes
- - I love to use what we call the hunker. It's an onomatopoeic term for my onion dicer. It makes a loud hunk sound as the vegetable gets smooshed through the metal grating. I love that thing. It's my 2nd one. I dream of a professional grade one. It cuts prep time down DRASTICALLY and comes out perfect everytime! I stuck the onions, celery, & carrots through it this time.
- - This soup could be done as a FREEZE AHEAD. Instead of adding all ingredients to the slow cooker, simply freeze the veggies, beans and broth or just the beans & veggies (and add the broth when you add to slow cooker), and just add an hour onto the cook time for frozen to done. SIMPLE!
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