How to Make Rice Cooker Barley! An Easy, Healthy Recipe!

barley

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa is a protein-rich alternative, while rice is often less expensive.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth can be healthier and cheaper if made from scraps.

Add 4 cups of water to the rice cooker.

Add 4 teaspoons of chicken broth seasoning to the water.

Add 1 cup of pearled barley to the cooker.

Add 1.5 cups of diced onion to the mixture.

Add 1 cup of chopped bell pepper to the mixture.

Add 2 teaspoons of paprika to the mixture.

Add 2 teaspoons of ground cumin to the mixture.

Add 2 teaspoons of chili powder to the mixture.

Stir all the ingredients together in the rice cooker.

Close the rice cooker lid securely and turn it on.

Select the 'brown rice' setting on the rice cooker.

Once cooking is complete, let it sit for 15 minutes before opening the lid.

Stir the barley before serving.

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