BEEF BARLEY VEGETABLE SOUP

Beef Barley Vegetable Soup image

Slow cooker, hearty, easy. Serve with a hearty bread, and enjoy.

Provided by MARGOC

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Barley Soup Recipes

Time 5h50m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 15

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Ingredients

1 (3 pound) beef chuck roast
½ cup barley
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons oil
3 carrots, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
4 cups water
4 cubes beef bouillon cube
1 tablespoon white sugar
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (28 ounce) can chopped stewed tomatoes
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

In a slow cooker, cook chuck roast until very tender (usually 4 to 5 hours on High, but can vary with different slow cookers). Add barley and bay leaf during the last hour of cooking. Remove meat, and chop into bite-size pieces. Discard bay leaf. Set beef, broth, and barley aside.
Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Saute carrots, celery, onion, and frozen mixed vegetables until tender. Add water, beef bouillon cubes, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, chopped stewed tomatoes, and beef/barley mixture. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 to 20 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 321 calories, Carbohydrate 22.4 g, Cholesterol 61.8 mg, Fat 17.3 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 605.5 mg, Sugar 5.8 g