BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Posted by Carole-Anne on January 15, 2008

At Healthy Recipes, we wanted to put together a recipe that would be fast, easy to make, yet totally nutritious, for a barley soup. 

INGREDIENTS: 

1/2 lean beef (stew meat) (vegetable cooking spray)

3 1/2 cups water

1 tsp beef-flavored bouillon granules

1/4 cup pearl barley

1/4 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

1 bay leaf

1 – 16 oz. pkg frozen vegetables mixed

1 can 14 oz. tomatoes

NEXT TO DO:

Spray Dutch Oven  with cooking oil; add beef and cook on medium until beef turns brown.

Add water, bouillon granules, bay leaf, barley, sea salt and pepper, and Italian seasoning. 

Cover and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer one hour, stirring occasionally.

Add vegetables and continue to cook, covered, 20 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender.

Such an easy way to make a healthy barley soup – a special for those with arthritis.

Serve healthy barley soup with Baking Powder Biscuits or Whole Wheat Biscuits listed under Biscuits on this site. 

Recipe serves 6.