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Italian Beef Barley Stew Recipe

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With potatoes, carrots, roast beef and barley, this soup is a hearty meal-in-a-bowl. —Jacqueline Kloess, Iowa City, Iowa

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Italian Beef Barley Stew Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 1-1/4 hours

Yield: 10 Servings

30 75 105

Ingredients

1 boneless beef chuck roast (2 pounds), cut into 3/4-inch cubes
3 medium onions, coarsely chopped
4 celery ribs, thinly sliced
3 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (46 ounces) tomato juice
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 bay leaf
1-1/2 teaspoons dried marjoram
1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/2 cup medium pearl barley

Directions

In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the celery, carrots and potatoes. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer
Stir in the tomato juice, tomatoes, bay leaf and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Stir in barley. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until meat and barley are tender.
Discard bay leaf. Serve desired amount. Cool remaining soup; transfer to freezer containers. Freeze for up to 3 months.
To use frozen soup: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Place in a saucepan and heat through. Yield: 10 servings (3-1/2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1-1/3 cups equals 281 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 59 mg cholesterol, 636 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 22 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch.

Originally published as Italian Beef Barley Stew in Healthy Cooking December/January 2010, p48

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Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2013 by AngieP666

Super tasty, easy, cheap, and healthy. love it.

Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2012 by melfreas

This was dinner tonight and it is delicious...especially with a little grated parm sprinkled on top!!

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2012 by bjsilve0

The difference between a stew and a soup is the amount of liquid in the recipe. I added a can of beef broth and it was still a stew, nice and thick. This is excellent and so easy to make. Took it to a football party and it was a huge hit with both the women and men.

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by ejourdan1

good!!

Reviewed on Dec. 04, 2010 by frepar

I loved it and will make it again. Is it stew or soup? Whatever it is , it is very good though I would say that words have meanings.

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2010 by peperpat

Tasted yummy and was a big hit in my house. I added some beef flavoring paste as well but it is good either way!

Reviewed on Dec. 02, 2010 by kongmom50

Really delicious and easy.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by savanna2

My goodness, what's the difference what it is called, it was good, we all ate it, liked it , and had seconds. We will have the stew/soup again.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by birdies4

Not sure if this is a stew or soup. The name of recipe is stew, but the description at the bottom says soup. Which is it?