| 1. |
Cut bacon, onion, celery, kale and mushrooms into small pieces.
Chop garlic into small pieces.
Cut chicken breasts in halves |
| 2. |
Sauté bacon, onion, celery, mushrooms and garlic until cooked - onion should be translucent, bacon cooked but not hard. |
| 3. |
Place chicken breasts, barley and spices on bottom of slow cooker. Add rest of ingredients. |
| 4. |
Let cook in slow cooker until chicken is tender, and barley is soft (on low heat about 7 hours or on high heat about 4 hours). |
| 5. |
Serve in bowls. |
| 6. |
Note: great with crusty bread. |
