Pearl porridge with chicken in a slow cooker

Both the side dish and the second course at once - saving time and effort! Chicken in a duet with pearl barley is a very healthy and nutritious dish. Pearl porridge turns out to be boiled and soft, and the chicken is very tender. If you add to this the simplicity of cooking this dish, you get an indispensable recipe for any hostess!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 27 % 11 g
Fats 2 % 1 g
Carbohydrates 71 % 29 g
168 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Prepare the ingredients

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Pearl barley is washed and soaked in water (preferably overnight)

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Cut chicken breast into cubes

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Fry in a slow cooker on the "Baking" or "Frying" mode for 10 minutes

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    While the meat is frying, cut the onion

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Three carrots on a coarse grater

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Add carrots, onions to the chicken and fry everything together for another 10 minutes

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Pour out the pearl barley, pour enough water to completely cover all the ingredients, salt, pepper. Mix everything well and set the "Pilaf" mode;

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    At the end of the program, you can let the dish brew in the "preheating" mode for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with any herbs and serve on the table

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Pearl barley - 340   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast - 113   kcal/100g
  • Pepper - 26   kcal/100g

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