Hearty Chicken Stew Recipe with Barley

This chicken barley stew is the ultimate healthy comfort food. It’s an easy make-ahead recipe (even the night before) with tons of flavor.

There is no shortage of barley in our house. I was cleaning out my pantry recently and realized that there are no less than 5 bags of barley in my newly organized “grains” section. It’s one of those ingredients that I buy every 6 or 7 trips to the grocery store because I’m certain that I don’t have any left at home. Clearly a photographic memory of my pantry contents is nonexistent.

Now that I know that we have such a wealth of the healthy grain, I have some cooking to do!

There are plenty of recipes using barley on Cookin’ Canuck, so thinking of something to make shouldn’t be a problem. Some of my favorites are Slow Cooker Vegetable Barley Soup, Quick Cheesy Vegetarian Barley Risotto and Lean Bison and Barley Soup. All comfort food, all good.

This particular stew is one I made for The Pioneer Woman’s Food & Friends site and you can find the recipe over there. It’s hearty, it’s easy, it’s healthy and it’s absolutely delicious.

If you make the stew the night before or earlier in the day, be sure to have some extra chicken broth on hand. The barley absorbs will absorb the extra liquid while sitting in the fridge, so you’ll need to add a little extra broth while re-heating the stew.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it on Instagram! Just use the hashtag #COOKINCANUCK and I’ll be sure to find it.

Hearty Chicken Stew Recipe with Barley

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size	⅙ of stew |
Amount Per Serving	As Served
Calories 317kcal Calories from fat 71
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8g	12%
Saturated Fat 2g	10%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 60mg	20%
Sodium 752mg	31%
Carbohydrate 36g	12%
Dietary Fiber 8g	32%
Sugars 6g
Protein 26g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g

Preparation 15 mins

Cook Time 70 mins

Total Time 1 hr 25 mins

Hearty Chicken Stew with Barley...A healthy comfort food recipe for any time of the year! 273 calories and 6 Weight Watchers SmartPoints

Serves Serves 6     adjust servings

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons Olive Oil, Divided
• 1 pound Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast, Cut Into 3/4-inch Pieces
• 1 teaspoon Salt, Divided
• 1 teaspoon Ground Pepper, Divided
• 1 Yellow Onion, Chopped
• 2 Medium Carrots, Cut Into 1/2-circles
• 1 stalk Celery, Cut Into 1/2-inch Dice
• 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
• 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
• 1 cup Pearl Barley
• 4 cups Chicken Broth
• 1 can (14 Oz. Size) Petite Diced Tomatoes
• 1/4 cup Minced Flat-leaf Parsley

Instructions

1. Head to The Pioneer Woman for the recipe.

by From the kitchen of cookincanuck.com

Recipe Notes

Weight Watchers Points: 6 (SmartPoints), 6 (Points+), 5 (Old Points)

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