Crock Pot Turkey Vegetable Soup with Barley

WW Recipe of the Day: Easy Crock Pot Turkey Vegetable Barley Soup

We cooked a 17 pound turkey on Thanksgiving for FIVE people, which means we’ve been eating a lot of turkey ever since. It’s a good thing we like turkey. I’m finally in the homestretch of using it up. The carcass is being used to make a crock pot full of turkey stock/broth.

Tonight we will have sliced turkey with gravy and the slow cooker green bean casserole I decided not to make on Thanksgiving that’s cooking away on the counter now. And I’ve got a yummy sounding casserole planned for tomorrow.

Yesterday, I made this super simple turkey vegetable soup. After a long weekend of indulging, it’s just what we all wanted.

How Many Calories/WW Points in this Crock Pot Turkey Vegetable Barley Soup?

According to my calculations each 1-cup serving of soup has 162 calories and:

4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Provided you use lean turkey or chicken breast.

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For those of you who have asked, 1 cup of cooked barley has *6 WW Freestyle SmartPoints (1/4 cup uncooked barley has *5 Freestyle SmartPoints).

This soup recipe will also work with WW Simply Filling/No Count technique.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is one of those easy dump and stir recipes that takes just a few minutes to toss together. Perfect after a long weekend of cooking when you’re ready to take it extra easy in the kitchen.

It’s a perfect way to use up leftover rotisserie chicken.

I avoid having to chop vegetables by opting for canned tomatoes and frozen mixed vegetables. Use whatever combination of vegetables you prefer.

I used barley in this soup. I love its rich, nutty flavor and a dense, chewy texture. But you could always leave it out or include some other whole grain such as brown rice, wild rice or farro. Enjoy!

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4.34 from 12 votes

Crock Pot Turkey Vegetable Soup with Barley Recipe

By Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

This Crock Pot turkey vegetable soup is an easy, healthy, and delicious way to use up some of your leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Chopped cooked chicken would work too.

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 6 hours hrs

Total: 6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Servings: 8

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 2 cups chopped or shredded cooked turkey
• ▢ 1 can (14 to 15 ounces) diced tomatoes
• ▢ 6 cups chicken broth
• ▢ 16 ounces frozen mixed vegetables (about 3 cups)
• ▢ 1/3 cup barley
• ▢ 1 teaspoon thyme
• ▢ 1 bay leaf
• ▢ Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste (I used 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper)

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Instructions 

• Ideal slow cooker size: 4-Quart.
• Add the chopped turkey tomatoes with their juice, broth, vegetables, barley, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper to the slow cooker.
• Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours, or until the barley and vegetables are tender.
• Makes 8 cups of slow cooker turkey vegetable soup with barley

Notes

I avoid having to chop vegetables by opting for canned tomatoes and frozen mixed vegetables. Use whatever combination of vegetables you prefer.

I used barley in this soup. I love its rich, nutty flavor and a dense, chewy texture. But you could always leave it out or include some other whole grain such as brown rice, wild rice or farro.

Serving size: 1 cup

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

2 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup, Calories: 162kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 17g, Fat: 3g, Fiber: 5g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

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