Chicken, Sausage and barley soup

Ingredients:
½ cup uncooked barley
2 cans chicken stock
2 cans Campbell's Chicken Barley Soup
1 can Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup(optional)
1 can corn
2 boneless chicken breasts
(cut into small cubes)
3 diced Andouille sausages
1 diced medium carrot
1 small white onion, diced
1 garlic clove minced
¼ tsp chili powder
¼ tsp ground ginger
½ cup pepperoni cut in thin strips
¼ cup diced sweet red pepper
¼ cup diced green pepper
1 Small slice, jalapeño pepper, diced
¼ tsp. Paprika
2 bay leaves (while cooking)

Marinade chicken overnight (I use my own Cajun spices). Grill
chicken & sausages to liking. Combine all ingredients including meats
in slow cooker on high for 2-3 hours stirring occasionally.
simmer or low for additional 2 hours.

For an interesting touch, add a few cubes of cheese in each bowl
before serving. (I use pepper jack.)

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JBRANNON001.