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It's easy for Judy Metzentine to fill her slow cooker and forget about supper...until the kitchen is filled with wonderful aroma, that is! "I've served this soup often to family and friends on cold nights, along with homemade rolls and a green salad," she writes from The Dalles, Oregon. For variety, she suggests substituting jicama (a starchy root vegetable found in the produce department of many grocery stores) for the potatoes.
This recipe is:
Healthy
Diabetic Friendly
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1-1/2 cups) equals 241 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 660 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 9 g fiber, 18 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable.
Originally published as Beef Barley Lentil Soup in Light & Tasty February/March 2003, p12
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Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2012 by kebean0106
I've made this soup three times now. The first time I followed the recipe exactly. It was a very good soup, but I actually thought the beef in it was unnecessary. The second time I made it, I omitted the beef, and it was still delicious. I am cooking it for the third time now, and didn't have any beef granules on hand. I used 4 cups of beef broth, and 4 of water, and mixed in a packet of onion dip mix. It smells good right now.
Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2012 by tjbugvds
I loved this soup!! I did make a couple of changes. I did not add onions or barley because of food allergies. I also only added 4 cups of water instead of 8 only because my crockpot was to small and Im glad I did because I think that helped the flavor more:) I added some pepper, and added more beef granules and lemon pepper than what it called for:) Great recipe, and its healthy:)) I think Im going to try it with ground chicken and chicken granules next time and see how that tastes:)
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2011 by dockgirl
Excellent soup. Everyone loved it!
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by debianntx
I loved this recipe. Would definitely make it again, great flavor.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2011 by jpsluis
This soup did not last long, it was delicious! Will be making it again.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2011 by DennieZim
Love this soup! Have made it many times for my family, even the kids love it. A great meal for the fall and winter months.
Reviewed on Oct. 04, 2011 by jessweis79
The soup has great flavor!! It was so filling and I have plenty leftover. This was my first time eating lentils and barley. Thank you so much for this recipe, it will be added to my favorites to make over and over again.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2011 by ChefLynnie917
I followed this recipe exactly, and found virtually no liquid in the crockpot when I got home from work. Plus, only 1/4 t. of lemon-pepper hardly gave the broth any flavor. I ended up adding a significant amount of lemon-pepper to additional broth, I also added some garlic powder, 2 bay leaves and italian seasoning - and I still felt like it needed something. This was a disappointment to me. :-(
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2011 by kerrynjames
I was really, really excited to make this dish... I used chuck roast, cut up and seared, rather than ground beef. The beef turned out delicious, but the stew overall was a bit bland. I will make it again, as I like the basic idea, but next time I'm adding some spices (I have a tasty mild chili recipe that I'll scalp for suggestions).
Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2011 by dollargirl
My family asks for this soup again and again. The kids don't realise there are so many healthy ingredients that they would normally turn away from.
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