Sausage Barley Soup

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 250 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This is a nice sausage barley soup recipe with a lot of texture and flavor. It is a nice change for something different and easy for the slow cooker.

Ingredients

1 pound Italian sausage
1/2 cup diced onion
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 (48 fluid ounce) can chicken broth
1 large carrot, sliced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
1/4 cup uncooked pearl barley

Directions

1 Cook sausage, onion, and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until the sausage is evenly brown. Season with Italian seasoning. Remove from heat and drain.
2 Add sausage mixture, chicken broth, carrot, spinach, and barley into a slow cooker.
3 Cover and cook on High for 4 hours, or Low for 6 to 8 hours.