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    Home » Entrees » Poultry Recipes

    Hearty Chicken Stew Recipe with Barley

    Published: Apr 22, 2016 · Modified: Mar 28, 2021 by Dara · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · 3 Comments

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    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.
    Hearty Chicken Stew with Barley...A healthy comfort food recipe for any time of the year! 196 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

    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!

    Hearty Chicken Stew with Barley...A healthy comfort food recipe for any time of the year! 196 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

    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.

    Hearty Chicken Stew with Barley...A healthy comfort food recipe for any time of the year! 196 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

    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.

    Hearty Chicken Stew with Barley...A healthy comfort food recipe for any time of the year! 196 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

    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.
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    Course: Soups
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Healthy Stew
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
    Servings: 6 Servings
    Calories: 195.7kcal
    Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

    Ingredients

    • 4 teaspoons olive oil divided
    • 1 pound Boneless skinless chicken breast, cut Into ¾-inch pieces
    • 1 teaspoon salt divided
    • 1 teaspoon ground pepper divided
    • 1 yellow onion chopped
    • 2 medium carrots cut Into ½-circles
    • 1 stalk celery cut Into ½-inch dice
    • 3 cloves garlic minced
    • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
    • 1 cup pearl barley
    • 4 cups chicken broth
    • 1 14 ounce can petite diced tomatoes
    • ¼ cup minced flat-leaf parsley
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    Instructions

    • Head to The Pioneer Woman for the recipe.

    Notes

    Weight Watchers Points: 4 (Freestyle SmartPoints), 6 (SmartPoints), 6 (Points+)

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0.16of Stew | Calories: 195.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 15.9g | Protein: 19.8g | Fat: 5.9g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 43.3mg | Sodium: 958.7mg | Fiber: 3.3g | Sugar: 4.9g
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    Disclosure: This post contains links to my Amazon affiliate page. Any revenue made from sales through these links helps to support this blog. Thank you!

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      1. Sommer @aspicyperspective

        April 25, 2016 at 7:41 pm

        This stew looks and sounds AMAZING!

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      2. M Carr

        April 22, 2016 at 12:12 pm

        Can I use farro instead of barley?

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      3. Liz

        April 22, 2016 at 9:24 am

        Thank you Dara. All your recipes are wonderful.

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