Chicken and Barley Soup

My daughter came home sick, today, so I made a quick pot of Chicken-Barley Soup. Normally I make this in the crock pot, but, today, I made it on the stove top.

Put the following ingredients in crock pot:

2-3 chopped carrots
2-3 chopped celery stalks
1 chopped onion
1 small bunch parsley finely chopped
2-3 cups chopped chicken
1/2 cup barley
8 cups chicken broth (or bouillon and water)
(I also like to add a sweet potato, chopped up, but one of my kids suddenly doesn't like it that way, anymore, so I've put that on hold.)

Turn pot on to low for 6 hours or high for 3 or 4. (If cooking on stove top, simmering for 45 minutes should do it!)