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Vegetable-Beef Barley Soup (Crock Pot)
"This has been a favorite in our home for many years. Great on those cold winter days. Serve with fresh homemade rolls for a complete meal."
photo by LifeIsGood
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs lean stewing beef
- 1⁄2 cup bell pepper, chopped
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables (I use a gumbo blend.)
- 3⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 2⁄3 cup uncooked barley
- 2 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons beef bouillon
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
directions
- Rinse the frozen vegetables under cold running water to separate and partially thaw before adding to soup.
- Mix all ingredients in 3 1/2- to 6-quart crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 hours or until vegetables and barley are tender.
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Reviews
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I chose this for the ZWT game, it's a wonderful hearty soup with lots of flavor, I made mine on top of the stove and sauteed onions and garlic before adding in the other ingredients, I used beef broth in place of water and omitted the boulllon cubes, thanks for sharing Paula!...Kitten -
Delicious! I cut the recipe in half and used fesh vegetables cut into chunks (carrots, celery, a leftover zucchini, some garlic and a few green beans). Wonderful. I did use beef broth for the water and bouillon. Served with recipe#105726#105726 and we had a great meal. Made for Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup ~ Jan-June 2013. -
I can't say anything bad about this soup! Delicious! I bought diced tomatoes that had green peppers, celery and onion in it, but I still added the recipe amount. I used 2 cans of diced potatoes and two bags of frozen veggies. I've always wanted to find a good beef/veg/barley soup recipe and this is it! Look no further for a yummy and easy recipe! Thanks for posting it! -
I truly enjoyed this recipe!!! Up until this point I've had a hard time finding a really good crockpot soup. This one was great. The flavour was really good!! I used ground beef & fried the onions & beef before putting it in the crockpot with all the other ingrediants. For vegies, I used frozen peas & corn. Cut up fresh carrots & parsley. Next time I'll add finely chopped potatoes & some kale chopped fine as well. DELICIOUS!!! Done in exactly 8 hours....We loved it. -
Made this and the family loved it. I used 2 pounds of beef stew and used a red pepper instead of the green. I did add a touch of basil and it was a great vegetable soup on a chilly day. Thanks paula for a great soup recipe that will be used again. :)
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Tweaks
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This was a quite good soup. I really am not found of veggie soup or barley, but this was good and quite simple to make. Only change I made was I substituted beef stock for the water and bouillon. -
Loved this soup - perfect for a cold winter night - very easy to make too. I substituted the water and beef bouillion for 32 oz container of beef broth. This is a keeper. -
I chose this for the ZWT game, it's a wonderful hearty soup with lots of flavor, I made mine on top of the stove and sauteed onions and garlic before adding in the other ingredients, I used beef broth in place of water and omitted the boulllon cubes, thanks for sharing Paula!...Kitten
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I love vegetable soup and this one will be another favorite! I used cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots for the vegetables and added vegetable broth instead of beef bouillion. Really enjoyed the addition of the barley. Thank you Paula! -
This was good but I think that next time I'll skip the peppers as I didn't really care for them. I will also use beef broth instead of the bouillion to reduce some of the saltiness. We're neither one into salt that much.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PaulaG
Hixson, Tennessee
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