Taste of Home
Slow-Cooked Beef Barley Soup
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 9 hours
YIELD: 8 servings (2-1/2 quarts).
My hubby doesn't usually consider a bowl of soup 'dinner,' but this hearty, comforting soup, served with cornbread on the side, got a thumbs up … even from him! —Ginny Perkins, Columbiana, Ohio
Ingredients
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1-1/2 pounds beef stew meat
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1 tablespoon canola oil
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1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes
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1 cup chopped onion
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1 cup diced celery
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1 cup sliced fresh carrots
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1/2 cup chopped green pepper
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4 cups beef broth
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2 cups water
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1 cup spaghetti sauce
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2/3 cup medium pearl barley
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1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
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2 teaspoons salt
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1-1/2 teaspoons dried basil
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3/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
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1.
In a large skillet, brown meat in oil over medium heat; drain.
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2.
Meanwhile, in a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the vegetables, broth, water, spaghetti sauce, barley and seasonings.
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3.
Stir in beef. Cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or until meat is tender. Skim fat.
Nutrition Facts
1-1/4 cups: 259 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 54mg cholesterol, 1316mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 5g fiber), 21g protein.
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