Here's an easy slow cooker bean barley soup, healthy and satisfying, that comes together in minutes and can simmer in the crock pot for hours. It's perfect for this hectic time of year.
Low Fat Slow Cooker Bean Barley Soup
To save time in the morning, you could toss everything into the crock of your slow cooker the night before and refrigerate until morning. Then pop it into the slow cooker before setting off for the day.
Recipe Notes
To turn this into a vegetarian slow cooker bean barley soup, use vegetarian baked beans in tomato sauce and vegetable broth (affiliate link), instead of beef.
Pearl Barley
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Soup?
According to my calculations, each cup of this low-fat, high-fiber, thick and hearty slow cooker bean barley soup has 154 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Though probably technically NOT, I would also consider this a WW Simply Filling food too, but I'm in maintenance mode. Enjoy!
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Slow Cooker Bean Barley Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 to 15 ounces) baked beans in tomato sauce
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 1 large onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 6 cups beef or vegetable broth (affiliate link)
- ½ cup pearl barley, rinsed
- pinch of ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 4-Quart.
- In your slow cooker, combine the beans, potatoes, celery, onion, carrots, broth, barley and nutmeg.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours, or on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours, until the vegetables are tender and soup is bubbling.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Recipe Notes
Source: Slightly adapted from 300 Slow Cooker Favorites (affiliate link) by Donna-Marie Pye.
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If you like this slow cooker bean barley soup, you might also like:
- WW Simply Filling Slow Cooker Bean Cabbage Soup
- Slow Cooker Baked Bean Soup
- Chicken Salsa White Bean Soup
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A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
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