🌱 🍀 Vegan Slow Cooker Irish Stew 🍀 🌱

• Cooking spray
• 4 carrots, peeled, and sliced into half moons
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 4 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 - 14 oz. bag 3-Color Coleslaw
• 1 lb. creamer potatoes, cut in quarters 
• 1/3 cup pearled barley, rinsed and drained
• 2 bay leafs
• 1 tsp. ground thyme
• 1/2 tsp. caraway seeds
• 1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
• 1 tsp. salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 7 cups reduced sodium vegetable broth
• 2 - 15.5 oz. cans white navy beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 - 14.5 oz. can petite diced tomatoes
• 1 tbsp. freeze dried parsley

Spray your slow cooker with cooking spray.  Add the carrots, onion, celery, garlic, coleslaw, potatoes, barley, bay leaves, thyme, caraway seeds, rosemary and salt into the crock and generously season with freshly ground black pepper. Give it a good stir and pour the 7 cups of broth over the top.  Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.

Add the beans, tomatoes and parsley to the crock, cover and cook for another hour on low.

Uncover and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.  Remove bay leaves and adjust seasonings, as needed.  Keep on warm until ready to serve.

Enjoy!  🍀 Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀! !