Nif's Hearty Healthy Beef Barley Soup - 5 Ww Pts. |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is an awesome soup that I make and freeze in individual servings to take to work for lunch. You can also use pot barley, but it will have to cook longer. Enjoy! Ingredients:
3/4 lb beef sirloin, trimmed, cubed into bite sized pieces |
2 cups carrots, diced |
2 cups celery, diced |
1 1/2 cups onions, diced |
2 cups potatoes, diced |
2 garlic cloves, minced |
1 small shallot, minced (optional) |
2 (10 ounce) cans mushrooms, use juice too (if using whole mushrooms, cut in half) |
1 3/4 cups pearl barley |
12 cups nonfat beef broth (substitute chicken if no beef) |
2 bay leaves |
Directions:
1. Spray large pot with extra virgin olive oil spray. Over med-high heat, lightly brown beef and then add veggies, except for mushrooms. Saute for a 3-5 minutes.
2. Add broth, bay leaf, barley, mushrooms (with juice). Bring to boil.
3. Lower heat and simmer for 30-60 minutes or until barley and veggies are tender. Remove bay leaves. Salt and pepper to taste.
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