Slow Cooker Red Beans and Barley
3
Points®
Total time: 7 hr 20 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 7 hr • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Use fire-roasted crushed tomatoes, if available, to give this recipe a robust smoky taste. If time permits, make it ahead of time since it tastes.
Ingredients
Uncooked pearl barley
1 cup(s), rinsed (use long-cooking variety; not pearled barley)
Red onion
1 small, finely chopped
Celery
1 stalk(s), large, chopped
Garlic
1 clove(s), large, minced
Red pepper flakes
¼ tsp(s), crushed, or more to taste
Canned kidney beans
15 oz, drained and rinsed
Canned crushed tomatoes
28 oz
Bay leaf
2 leaf/leaves
Fat free chicken broth
3 cup(s), or vegetable broth
Black pepper
¼ pinch(es)
Table salt
1 tsp(s)
Instructions
1
Place all ingredients in order listed in a 5-quart slow cooker. Do not stir.
2
Cover and cook at low setting of slow cooker for 7 hours. Stir and serve. Yields about 1 1/3 cup per serving.
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