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Ground Beef Barley Soup

7 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep: 5 min + chilling. Cook: 2 hours 40 min.

Makes

8 servings (about 2 quarts)

Updated: Feb. 08, 2022
I first tasted this soup when a friend served it to our family one day after church. It's now a favorite with our family, especially our three children. —Maggie Norman, Stevensville, Montana
Ground Beef Barley Soup
Ground Beef Barley Soup Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 2 quarts water
  • 2 meaty beef soup bones
  • 2 beef bouillon cubes or 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup medium pearl barley
  • 1 large carrot, diced
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 to 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 2 teaspoons garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  1. In a large Dutch oven, bring water and soup bones to a rapid boil; add bouillon. Stir in ground beef in small amounts. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1-1/2 hours or until the meat comes easily off the bones.
  2. Remove bones. Strain broth; cool and chill. Skim off fat. Remove meat from bones; dice and return to broth along with remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 295 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 1068mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 25g protein.