Chicken and Barley Stew

5 chicken breasts
1 cup barley
1 large onion
2 cups bacon pieces (I omitted this)
2 cups diced celery
3 cups kale
1 tsp leaves oregano
3 cloves garlic
1 cup parsley
1/2 tsp salt
6 cups water

1.Cut bacon, onion, celery, kale and mushrooms into small pieces. Chop garlic into small pieces. Cut chicken breasts in halves

2.Sauté bacon, onion, celery, mushrooms and garlic until cooked - onion should be translucent, bacon cooked but not hard.

3.Place chicken breasts, barley and spices on bottom of slow cooker. Add rest of ingredients.

4.Let cook in slow cooker until chicken is tender, and barley is soft (on low heat about 7 hours or on high heat about 4 hours).

5.Serve in bowls.