Chicken and Barley Stew

4 tsp olive oil
1 lb chicken breast cut into pieces
1/2 cup onions chopped
2 medium carrots chopped
3 stalks celery chopped
1 medium sweet potato cut into 2 inch pieces
1/3 cup pearled barley uncooked
28 oz container chicken broth
#Thyme, ground, 1 tsp
2 cloves garlic crushed
3 oz white wine

saute onions, garlic, carrots, mushrooms and celery in 3 tsp olive oil for about 5 minutes, transfer to crock pot. In same pan add remaining 1 tsp oil and chicken and brown, deglazing pan with wine. add meat with broth, thyme and barley to vegetables already in crockpot. Cover and cooke for 4-6 hours until meat is cooked through, veggies are tender and barley has softened and thickened the broth. Serves 6

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RIVER0.