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Beef Barley Soup Recipe

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"Once a year, I invite my relatives—about 25 people in all—for soup day to honor my late husband's birthday. I make three soups, including comforting Beef Barley Soup," writes Louise Laplante of Hanmer, Ontario. "It's loaded with chunks of beef and chopped veggies."

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Beef Barley Soup Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1 hour

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tablespoon canola oil
5 cups water
4 medium carrots, chopped
4 celery ribs, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 tablespoons tomato paste
4 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1 teaspoon each dried oregano, thyme, basil and parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup quick-cooking barley

Directions

In a Dutch oven, brown meat in oil on all sides; drain. Add the water, carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes, tomato paste, bouillon and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 50 minutes or until meat is tender.
Stir in barley; cover and simmer 10-15 minutes longer or until barley is tender. Yield: 8 servings (about 2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1-1/4 cups equals 302 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 71 mg cholesterol, 688 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Beef Barley Soup in Taste of Home February/March 2008, p62

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Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2009 by jms49

This soup was very good, although it was closer to a stew. It was very thick. The only

change I made was to add less thyme as I'm not a fan of this spice.

Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2009 by strabue

I've made this soup a few times, it is really good, and easy to make. I highly recommend it!

Reviewed on Oct. 08, 2008 by Aquarelle

I don't know about the seasonings. I thought this was a great soup recipe. So did my husband--he's been bugging me to make it again now that fall is here. This soup freezes very well.

Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2008 by cherrylady

Too highly seasoned for my taste. I doubled the recipe for a large pot of soup -- perhaps I shouldn't have doubled the seasoning???

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