Melanie's Beef Barley Soup recipe

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Ingredients

2 pounds beef stew meat, diced into 1 inch pieces
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup sliced carrots
½ cup fresh sliced mushrooms
½ teaspoon minced garlic
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
3 cups water
1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
4 small red potatoes, cut into chunks
½ cup barley

Nutrition Info

403.7 calories
carbohydrate: 28 g
cholesterol: 60.8 mg
fat: 23.5 g
fiber: 5.2 g
protein: 20.8 g
saturatedFat: 7.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 85 mg
sugar: 2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Season beef stew chunks with salt and pepper to taste. Place seasoned beef in a large soup pot. Add 2 tablespoons of oil and saute for 5 minutes on high heat. Remove meat. Add 2 more tablespoons of oil to pot and add onions, carrots and mushrooms. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic and thyme to pot and saute for 3 more minutes.

  2. Add the chicken broth and 3 cups of water to pot. Add the frozen mixed vegetables, potatoes and barley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir all together and bring to a boil. Cover pot, reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

This soup will warm you up and fill you up too.

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