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October 20, 2015

Slow Cooker Turkey Sausage, Barley and Mushroom Soup

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This soup is comfort in a bowl. It’s packed with flavor and actually pretty healthy! Make it on a cold day and serve with warm rolls or bread. YUUUUM!
Crockpot turkey sausage and barley soup. So easy to make and really delicious.
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When I find something that works in the slow cooker and that my family loves–I like to make lots of different versions of it. This is one of those recipes. We LOVE the healthy chicken and barley soup and once the weather slightly turns cool I make it a lot. It’s healthy and comforting. This is a spin off of that recipe and it was super good.
Turkey, Barley, Mushroom Soup in the crockpot
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My husband and I love to get turkey sausage lately. We usually find it in the breakfast freezer section of the grocery store. Try it! You’ll like it. It kicks up the flavor of this soup a lot and although it does require you to brown it before adding to the crock it’s worth it!

Veggie and Barley Soup with Turkey Sausage Recipe made in the Crockpot
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Slow Cooker Turkey Sausage, Barley and Mushroom Soup


  • Author: Karen
  • Cook Time: 4-6 hours
  • Total Time: 45 minute
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1 lb turkey sausage (we always find this kind in thefreezer section of thegrocery store or sometimes we can find this kind in associated food stores)
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 2 carrots (smallish) diced or grated
  • 1/2 cup pearl barley (I always buy this in the bulk section of my Kroger/Smith’s grocery store)
  • 3 1/2 cups chicken broth (or you can use water and bouillon)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes (I like the petite because they aren’t such big chunks and therefore you can hide them better from picky kids)
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper (or more to taste)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cups diced mushrooms (you can leave this out but we super love mushrooms at our house)

Instructions

  1. Dice up one medium onion. Heat a pan over medium high heat and brown the turkey sausage and saute the onion at the same time. Drain off excess grease and then add the sausage and onions to the slow cooker.
  2. Add in the tomato paste, celery, carrots, barley, broth, water, diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, bay leaf and mushrooms.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW for about 4-6 hours, or until barley is cooked.
  4. Season to taste and serve and enjoy! (We like to serve warm rolls with this soup)

Notes

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-5 quart 

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2 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Healthy, Turkey, Soups, Slow Cooker Tagged With: 5 stars, All Posts, 4-6 hours, barley

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  1. Michelle Nettles says

    October 29, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    Have you ever tried freezing this after you have made it and thawing to serve later? Just curious how the barley would do?

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    • [email protected] says

      October 29, 2015 at 9:49 pm

      I bet it would do okay. I haven't tried it myself though so I can't say for sure.

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