3 slow cooker red barley low Recipes

barley, uncooked and rinsed (use long-cooking variety, not pearled barley), red onion, finely chopped, celery rib, chopped, garlic clove, minced, red pepper flakes, crushed, kidney beans, drained and rinsed, crushed tomatoes, bay leaves, fat-free vegetable broth, black pepper, salt

beef chuck roast, boneless, trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch pieces, salt and pepper, vegetable oil, onions, chopped medium, carrots, peeled and chopped medium, dry red wine, diced tomatoes, low sodium beef broth, low sodium chicken broth, fresh thyme leaves, minced or 1 tsp dried thyme, pearl barley, fresh parsley leaves, minced