SKINNY CHUNKY VEGETABLE BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Skinny Chunky Vegetable Beef Barley Soup image

84% less sat fat • 17% more Vitamin A than the original recipe. Starving? Enjoy this chunky and beefy soup that won't leave you looking either chunky or beefy.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Entree

Time 2h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 tablespoon cooking oil
12 ounces lean beef or lamb stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 cans (14 oz) lower-sodium beef broth
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon dried oregano or basil, crushed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
1 can (14.5 oz) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup parsnip, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, or potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2/3 cup quick-cooking barley

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add meat; cook and stir until meat is browned. Stir in broth, onion, celery, oregano, garlic, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours for beef or 45 minutes for lamb.
Stir in frozen vegetables, undrained tomatoes, parsnip, and barley. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes more or until meat and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 5 g, Protein 13 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 400 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 0 g