Bean And Barley Soup With Kale

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 7 cups beef stock
• 2 (15 ounce) cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking barley
• 3 -4 cups sliced kale
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients except barley, kale, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a slow cooker.
• 2 cover and cook on high 4-5 hours, adding barley and kale during the last 30 minutes.
• 3 stir in lemon juice.
• 4 season to taste with salt and pepper.