Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup
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Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup
Description
Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup includes stew meat seasoned with salt and pepper along with chopped celery, onions, minced garlic, frozen hashbrowns, chopped carrots, beef broth, and water. These ingredients cook slowly over 8 to 10 hours on low heat, allowing the meat to become tender and the vegetables to release their flavors into the broth. Barley is added during the last 30 minutes to cook just until tender, providing a chewy, slightly nutty grain element that thickens and enriches the soup.
The resulting soup is a comforting mix of hearty beef chunks, softened vegetables, and well-cooked barley in a flavorful beef-based broth. It’s suitable for a substantial lunch or dinner on cooler days.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs stew meat
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 3 celery chopped, stalks
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 cups hashbrowns frozen
- 2 carrot chopped, sticks
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 cups of water
- 1/2 cup barley rinsed
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients except for the barley to the crock pot.
- Cover crock pot with lid, and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
- Add the barley to the crock pot for the last 30 minutes of the cook time.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 283 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 283kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 1036mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 499mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 3487IU | 70% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 57mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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