OMG, this was awesome. Like others suggested, I just put everything (except for barley and salt) in the crockpot at once and cooked on low for 10 hours. Instead of the recommended veggies, I used one bag frozen peas, one bag frozen corn, one onion, one bag baby carrots chopped, one can stewed tomatoes. Also added Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. The second time I made it, I left out the sugar and oil and missed neither one. I also threw in some cubed boiled potatoes the second time in place of barley because I was out of barley. Prefer the barley but potatoes were fine. Love, love, love this soup!

Reviewed On: Jan. 24, 2012

Everybody (husband and three kids) loved it! How could they not? I cooked the chicken in the onions, but then separated them before mixing the chicken with the cream cheese and butter (since the kids would revolt about the onions), and serving the sauteed onions separately. I plan to make over and over!

Reviewed On: Jan. 1, 2012

I make it for every brunch we have at our kids' school. I use sausage for the meat.

Reviewed On: Aug. 17, 2011