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beef barley soup

Old Fashioned Beef Barley Soup

Your family is going to love this beef barley soup for dinner!

Course Healthy Soup
Cuisine American
About Old Fashioned Beef Barley Soup
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 291.93 kcal
Author DinnerPlanner

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 lb.  Beef stew meat
  • 1 cup carrots, diced
  • 1 cup celery, diced
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 5-6 cups beef broth
  • 2/3 cup pearl barley
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 freshly squeezed lemon

Instructions

  1. Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and melt the butter with the oil.
  2. Add beef to the pan and cook until beef is well browned. Season beef with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Remove cooked beef from pan.

  3. To the same pan, add the carrots, celery, onion, cook for about 4-5 minutes and then add and barley. Cook everything for about 2 more minutes.

  4. Add the beef back to the pan and stir in the flour and tomato paste.

  5. Stir in the beef broth and diced tomatoes; bring to a light simmer.

  6. Cover; reduce heat, and simmer about 1-1/2 hours or until beef is tender, stirring occasionally.

  7. When soup has finished cooking, add the lemon and thyme. 

Nutrition Facts
Old Fashioned Beef Barley Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 291.93 Calories from Fat 97
% Daily Value*
Fat 10.76g17%
Saturated Fat 4.18g26%
Cholesterol 56.91mg19%
Sodium 1302.35mg57%
Potassium 659.91mg19%
Carbohydrates 26.28g9%
Fiber 5.19g22%
Sugar 3.36g4%
Protein 22.66g45%
Vitamin A 3878.15IU78%
Vitamin C 6.33mg8%
Calcium 59.54mg6%
Iron 3.15mg18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.