BBK Soup

This is an easy, healthy soup; use spinach if you don't like kale, but then you'll have to call it BBS soup!

• Ready In: 1 hr 55 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon canola oil (or any vegetable oil)
• 1  onion, peeled and diced
• 1  lb  boneless lean beef, cut in 1/2-inch cubes (such as sirloin)
• 4  cups low sodium beef broth
• 1⁄2 cup barley
• 1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 lb fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1  cup kale, washed well and thinly sliced (spinach is a suitable substitute)

Directions

1. In a large heavy pot or dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat; add onion and meat and cook until beef is browned.
2. Add broth to pot, then stir in barley; add seasonings and stir.
3. Bring soup to a boil.
4. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer about one hour or until barley and meat are almost tender.
5. Stir in mushrooms and kale; spinach can be substituted for kale if you don't like it or can't find it.
6. Cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes more, until kale is cooked and meat and barley are tender.