8 bean and barley soup for the slow cooker Recipes

dried bean mix , picked over and rinsed, water, diced tomatoes, garlic cloves, smashed, celery ribs, chopped, carrots, chopped, onion, chopped, pearl barley, bay leaf, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, dried porcini mushrooms (optional), baby spinach leaves, parmesan cheese, freshly grated, balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

pork and beans in tomato sauce, potatoes, peeled and finely chopped, onion, finely chopped, green onions, white parts only, trimmed and sliced, carrots, diced, low sodium beef broth, pearl barley, rinsed, ground nutmeg

ground beef, dried shiitake mushrooms, beef broth, barley, sweet onion, diced, garlic, chopped, ground black pepper, salt, celery seed, dried parsley, heavy cream (optional), frozen green beans (optional)

dried multi-bean mix or great northern beans, picked over and rinsed, pearl barley, garlic , smashed, carrots, roughly chopped, ribs celery, roughly chopped, onion, roughly chopped, bay leaf, kosher salt, dried italian herb blend, freshly ground black pepper, dried porcini mushrooms, crumbled if large, optional, whole tomatoes , with juice, cleaned baby spinach leaves (about 3 oz), freshly grated parmesan balsamic vinegar, for drizzling, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, special equipment : slow cooker

frozen whole kernel corn (no need to thaw), frozen cut green beans (no need to thaw), onion, chopped, carrots, peeled and sliced, rib celery, sliced, green pepper, seeded and chopped, zucchini , cut in half lengthwise - then cut each half into 1/2-inch pieces, two 14 oz cans 100% fat-free chicken broth, stewed tomatoes (do not drain), minced garlic, ground black pepper, quick-cooking barley

ground beef, dried shiitake mushroom, beef broth, barley, sweet onion, diced, garlic cloves, chopped, ground black pepper, salt, celery seed, dried parsley, heavy cream (optional), frozen green beans (optional)