Slow Cooker Red Beans and Barley
4
Total Time
7 hr 20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
7 hr
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
To give this recipe a nice smoky flavor, swap fire-roasted crushed tomatoes for the plain ones.
Ingredients
uncooked pearl barley
1 cup(s), rinsed (use long-cooking variety; not pearled barley)
uncooked red onion(s)
1 small, finely chopped
uncooked celery
1 rib(s), large, chopped
garlic clove(s)
1 medium clove(s), minced
red pepper flakes
¼ tsp, 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 tsp
table salt
1 tsp
