Beef Barley Skillet
photo by lolablitz 
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
ingredients
- 3⁄4 lb ground beef
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup celery, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup bell pepper, chopped
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon marjoram
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 cup chili sauce
- 2 cups canned tomatoes, broken up
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 3⁄4 cup quick-cooking barley
directions
- Saute in skillet first four ingredients.
- Drain off excess fat and stir in remaining ingredients.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook about 35 minutes for quick cooking barley or 1 hour for pearl barley.
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Reviews
- This is exactly the same recipe that I have used for years from "More With Less" cookbook by Doris Janzen Longacre, c 1976, 2000. I am glad to find it here but think credit should be given to this marvelous cookbook.
- This is one of my favourite go to recipes. I replaced the water with beef broth to give it a little more flavour. It's one of those recipes that always seems to turn out, easy to make but it looks like you slaved in the kitchen.
- Super recipe! Served over mashed potatoes with a side of roast asparagus. Skipped the celery and added extra peppers. Used Goya barley and it was perfectly soft after 30 min. So good, reminded me a little of shepherd's pie filling with a kick from the chilli sauce. Thanks for the keeper!
- Very, very yummy! I used leftover roast beef and fresh tomatoes rather than canned, but otherwise followed this recipe exactly. It was just barely enough for our family of 5. A great way to use up leftover roast, for sure!
- We enjoyed this recipe very much. Cooked it just like you posted. We simply just ate it out of a bowl and got our bellys full. Simple to follow recipe. Thank You for posting. Hugs
Tweaks
- This is one of my favourite go to recipes. I replaced the water with beef broth to give it a little more flavour. It's one of those recipes that always seems to turn out, easy to make but it looks like you slaved in the kitchen.
- Such a versatile and yummy one dish meal! I used the whole pepper (red), just one can diced tomatoes, and left out the celery. As others had suggested I used low sodium beef broth in place of the water for extra flavor. This was my first adventure with barley and I was pleasantly surprised.
- Great flavor, easy to make, and no expensive ingredients. I used ground chuck, petite diced tomatoes, and beef broth instead of water. Cooked for 35 minutes using the quick cooking barley and enjoyed true comfort food for supper. DH had two helpings! Nice recipe Charlotte, thank you.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Charlotte J
United States