Easy Slow Cooker Curried Barley with Carrots & Onions
Free up your oven space with this recipe for slow cooker curried barley, a unique and SO flavorful side dish for any seafood, poultry or meat.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 15 mins
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1–1/3 cups pearl or hulled barley
- 4 cups chicken broth (increase to 4–1/2 for hulled barley)
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs of choice: parsley, chives, thyme (or a mix)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 to 3 teaspoons curry powder, to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (optional, to taste)
- Optional additional vegetables (see note)
- Yogurt and chutney for serving, optional
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the bowl of a 4 to 6 qt. slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours (for pearl barley) to 8 hours (for hulled) or on HIGH for 3 for pearl or 4 hours for hulled.
- Serve with yogurt and chutney, if desired.
Notes
You can add more chopped vegetables like celery, mushrooms, red peppers or peas, if you’d like (add peas during last 1/2-hour of cooking, though).
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 122
- Sugar: 1.7g
- Sodium: 396mg
- Fat: 1.1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 23.1g
- Fiber: 4.8g
- Protein: 5.3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Barley, Curry, Slow Cooker, Crockpot, Side Dish, Carrots, Onions
More easy side dishes you may like:
Real Food Slow Cooker Cheesy-Garlic Scalloped Potatoes
Spicy Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower
Lemon Garlic Baked Grated Carrots
Curried Lentils with Bacon & Browned Cabbage {slow-cook or stove top}
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