Slow Cooker 5-Mushroom Barley Soup

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 cup barley
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup diced onion
• 0.5 cups diced celery
• 0.5 cups diced carrot
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
• 1 , 6 ounce
• 0.5 cups chopped brown beech mushrooms
• 0.5 cups chopped oyster mushrooms
• 0.25 cups dried shiitake mushrooms
• 0.25 cups dried black mushrooms , broken into small pieces
• 1 , 10.75 ounce
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground mixed peppercorns

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat water in a slow cooker set to High until hot; add barley, beef broth, milk, olive oil, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, white mushrooms, brown beech mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, black mushrooms, cream of mushroom soup, salt, and ground mixed peppercorns to the slow cooker.

2. 2

   Cover and cook on High for 1 hour.

3. 3

   Remove shiitake mushrooms with a slotted spoon and chop into 1/2-inch pieces. Reduce heat setting to Low and continue cooking 7 hours more.