7 Reviews of Crock Pot Mushroom, Barley & Parsley Chowder

From: mikekey

On Jan 16, 2008

The house smelled great when I got home, and the soup was delicious and quite thick and hearty. Reminded me of a beef-barley soup my grandmother used to make (before crockpots-all day on the stove!) Thanks for a great dinner and a definite keeper. Will be a good recipe for the motorhome.

From: Dreamer in Ontario

On Jan 27, 2008

I chose to make this recipe because I'm trying to follow weight watchers core plan. This is a wonderful comfort food soup. It becomes quite thick and substantial.

From: elliesstuff

On Jan 22, 2008

This is a keeper and fits nicely into the Weight Watchers CORE program. I made two changes though. I only had a 28 oz. can of chopped tomatoes and since I love dill, I added 1/2 cup of chopped dill along with the parsley. Then when it was done I added 2 large dollops of FF sour cream. It is SO delicious.

From: Beautiful BC

On Jul 5, 2008

Sincethis is a proven 5 star recipe, I decided to play with it a little to suit our families taste preferences. I added 1 1b of lean ground beef. Cooked that up first before adding to the top of the ingrediants in the crock pot, with 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder & 1 tsp cajun spice (I use Emeril Lagasse's Essence - Emeril Lagasse's Essence) To the crock pot I added one 4 ounce tin of diced green chili's, 1 seeded and finely chopped jalapeno, 1 Tbsp cajun spice and used smoked paprika instead of sweet. I also upped the beef stock to 2 cups and simmered for 7 hours. This became stew like in consistancy and delicious! Served with cayenne pepper for the hot heads and some nice fresh crusty artisan bread on the side. Made for ZWT4

From: Pot Scrubber

On Jul 10, 2008

Excellent chowder! I love barley so I upped that a bit. Absolutely delicious with some hot buttered cornbread.

From: pattikay in L.A.

On May 27, 2008

This is a lovely soup. Thick and rich tasting and so weight watcher friendly! I used 8 oz of mushrooms, which was plenty and tomato sauce instead of chopped tomatoes. I made mine on the stovetop and and simmered it for about an hour. Delicious!

From: Dr. Jenny

On Jan 7, 2009

There are many things that I liked about this chowder. First, it was very easy to prepare; second, it had wonderful consistency; third, I really liked the taste of the parsley that shone through in the dish. When I tasted the chowder, however, it tasted like it was missing something. I added some sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, and garlic salt, and still it was not quite what I was looking for, so I am not sure what it was I felt was missing. DH felt the same way after trying it. Giving up, I topped my soup with grated parmesan cheese and really thought it added a nice touch. I ended up simmering about 6.5 hours.