Ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 pork chops
• 1/2 cup barley
• 8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Rub chopped garlic and 1 teaspoon salt into pork chops.
2. Place barley in slow cooker and top with pork chops. Cover with white mushrooms and chopped onion. Add chicken broth, water, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, salt and a few grinding of fresh black pepper.
3. Set slow cooker to low. Cover and cook 8 hours.