Vegetable Beef Barley Soup by Audrey M

A wonderful flavor. A nice change from Vegetable Beef Soup. Enough for two meals. Serve with homemade bread and salad and you can't go wrong.

• Ready In: 9 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup  chopped onion
• 3⁄4 cup green beans, broken into 1 inch pieces
• 2⁄3 cup  uncooked pearl barley
• 2⁄3 cup  fresh whole kernel corn or 2⁄3 cup frozen whole kernel corn
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon  chopped fresh thyme or 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1⁄2 lbs beef, cubed
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped green pepper
• 2 (14 1/2ounce) cans beef broth
• 2 (14 1/2ounce) cans  diced tomatoes with garlic
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste

Directions

1. Place beef cubes on the bottom of crockpot.
2. In a medium bowl, mix all other ingredients.
3. Pour over meat.
4. Cook on low for 8 to 9 hours.