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| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 6 hrs |
| Total Time: | 6 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 large onion, diced
- ½ cup barley
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)
- ¼ cup vegetable broth, or more if needed
Instructions
- Combine 6 cups vegetable broth, frozen vegetables, tomatoes with their juice, potatoes, onion, barley, garlic, parsley, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper, and bay leaf in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 5 to 6 hours.
- Place flour in a bowl; cut shortening into flour using a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 1/4 cup vegetable broth; stir with a fork until dough no longer sticks on sides of bowl. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; roll out 1/8 inch thick. Cut dough into strips or small squares. Add to slow cooker; cook until dumplings are soft and cooked in the middle, 1 hour.
Reviews
A simple yet delicious soup that takes little time to prepare. I added 3/4 cup barley to make it a bit heartier. Instead of dumplings, I paired this with some homemade biscuits. Leftovers are even yummier!
It was delicious! Thank you for the recipe. I used the fresh veggies I had on hand and left out can if tomatoes. Also substituted quinoa for barley as I didn’t have. Didn’t have vegetable broth so I Used a combination of chicken bouillon and dry Lipton onion soup and 6 cups of water for vegetable broth. I know it’s a lot of substitutions out of necessity but it worked out and was delicious! Thank you!
I made the recipe exactly as it is listed which is what I do with all recipes the first time I make them. This is a superb meatless soup. The spices were just right. It’s very hearty, almost a stew. I would only make one change from the original recipe. Add the barley about 4 hours before the soup is done so it doesn’t get over cooked. Also, as with most soups like this you can deviate all you want with the vegetable content and still end up with a great soup. I got this one flagged and added into my permanent recipe collection.
No Changes and Yes I Would Make It again
I would not make this again. The flavor was lacking, and the potatoes did not cook. For a crockpot recipe, I expected it to taste yummy. Quite disappointing.
I added about 24 more ounces of veggie broth and one more can of tomatoes. I’ll run it on high for several hours and then turn it to low for the last couple of hours. I’ll do pasta noodles instead of the dumplings- lack of time. Thanks for the recipe!
We love this soup! I add thin soup noodles instead of dumplings, and cook them separately so they don’t soak up all the broth. Wonderful flavor and so easy to prepare! I made it once with tomato sauce instead of diced tomatoes (didn’t have any), and I’ve been making it that way ever since. Such a great recipe!!
I did not add the barley or dumplings. Too much starch. But what made me give it only three stars was the broth. The spices made it very savory, which I like, but there was something lacking in the undertones. I understand that this soup is vegetarian, but the vegetable broth was just not as robust as I had hoped. Maybe a stronger tomato flavor would help.
I made this soup, it very tasty, but I added some pepper sauce to the mix to spice it up for myself, and I left the dumplings out (this time) and put it over brown rice. I will try it with dumplings next time.
Excellent soup!! Used beef broth instead of vegetable. Added extra package of mixed vegetables. Used 3 billion cubes instead of salt. The best vegetable soup I ever tasted!! Didn’t use barley.
Basically, I just cleaned out the vegetable drawer instead of the frozen veggies and followed the recipe with the spices. I left out the barley because I didn’t have any. I started this around 1 pm so I cooked on high instead of low. I put the dumplings on around 5 pm. Unfortunately, at 7 pm the potatoes still weren’t close to being done, along with the rest of the veggies. We finally ate at 10 pm, but it was delicious! I would recommend this recipe but cook time needs to be adjusted maybe?
Smells delicious, so I hope it tastes delicious!! I changed up the ingredients quite a bit though, starting with 6 cups of chicken broth instead of veggie. I used all fresh vegetables instead of frozen, which included 3 carrots, 4 celery stalks, 1 big handful of yellow wax beans, 6 mushrooms, half an onion, and 3 non-peeled russet potatoes. I kept the spices the same, and also used a can of diced tomatoes. Topped it off by adding 12 small boneless/skinless chicken thighs. Time to prep the dumpling ingredients; still have a few hours before the slow cooker is done. just the waiting game now to see how this turns out! I will re-evaluate there after
My 3 boys loved this soup! I was considering making it without the dumplings but I’m glad I ended up putting them in because it was a hit. The frozen vegetables had carrots, peas and corn, and we added potatoes, onions, garlic and broccoli to the tomatoes and barley. It was perfect 🙂
Added some red pepper chili flakes to it and more garlic. You can make with or with out beef stew meat!
Everyone liked it but my husband
Used less mixed vege, added carrot, bit more garlic and spices, added 200 grams of stewing steak, added one cup of water. The fat from the meat make a high difference. This is my second attempt and I reckon it’s better than the first which followed the recipe
Made it today. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Family & neighbors all agree. Just the thing for a very cold winter night. Thank you so much.
Wasnt bad, but I agree with the gummy feeling/taste review of Carlin A. Wont make again but if you prefer a brothy soup, this is more of a stewy feel.
AMAZING! I didn’t make dumplings just drop biscuits but my family has asked my to make this once a week since I first tried it
I made this without the dumplings as I also just wanted a basic vegetable soup. This was very good. I will make again.
I modified it a bit, but basic ingredients and liquids the same. I added some chopped left-over roast beef to make it a meal. Very good and very easy.