Slow cooker farro with tomatoes and spinach

Name: Slow cooker farro with tomatoes and spinach
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 195 min
Total time: 205 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1½ cups farro, rinsed; 3 cups vegetable broth; 1 can diced tomatoes; 1 yellow onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1½ tsp Italian seasoning; ¾ tsp salt; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; 3 cups baby spinach; ½ cup grated parmesan; ¼ cup fresh basil, torn (optional)

Chewy farro slow-cooked in a garlicky tomato broth until creamy like risotto, finished with spinach, parmesan and basil.

205 min total
10 min hands-on
Anyone can make this
Serves 4
About $2.36 a serving
340 calories
Good the next day
Vegetarian

Dolly says: Make the full amount. It’s just as good for lunch the next day.

Ingredients

For 4 servings.

1½ cups farro, rinsed
3 cups vegetable broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1 yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups baby spinach
½ cup grated parmesan
¼ cup fresh basil, torn (optional)

From your pantry

1½ tsp Italian seasoning
¾ tsp salt
¼ tsp red pepper flakes

Each serving has about 340 calories, 15 g protein, 61 g carbs and 5 g fat, and costs about $2.36 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.

Missing something?

No diced tomatoes? Crushed tomatoes work.
No yellow onions? White onions or red onions work.
No baby spinach? Kale or arugula works.
No grated parmesan? Parmesan wedge works.

Steps

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Put the farro, broth, tomatoes with their juice, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper flakes in the slow cooker and stir.
Cover and cook on high 2½ to 3 hours or low 4 to 5 hours, until the farro is tender but still chewy and most of the liquid is absorbed.
Timer: 165 min
Dolly’s tip: Farro never goes completely soft. A pleasant chew means it’s done.
Stir in the spinach and parmesan, cover and leave 5 minutes, until the spinach .
Timer: 5 min
Stir once more and serve topped with basil and extra parmesan.