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Slow Cooker Beef Barley Stew

Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup is a hearty, flavorful soup with tender beef and vegetables, plus plump barley. It's an easy crockpot recipe that's comfort in a bowl! Watch the video!

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 353 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 pounds boneless beef chuck roast cut into 1" cubes
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 ounces mushrooms cut into thin slices
  • 8 large carrots peeled and sliced diagonally into 1/2" pieces
  • 6 large cloves garlic minced
  • 4 medium-large yellow potatoes peeled and cut into 1" cubes
  • 1 large yellow onion chopped
  • 6 cup low sodium beef broth
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ¾ cup pearl barley
  • 1 bay leaf
  • chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

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  1. Sprinkle beef fairly generously with kosher salt and pepper. If you own a slow cooker with a meat browning function, add the oil to the slow cooker and then brown the beef right in the slow cooker, searing beef on all sides. Otherwise use a large skillet over medium-high heat to heat the oil and then brown the beef. Drain off fat. If using a skillet, transfer beef to slow cooker. You will need a large slow cooker for this recipe, as it makes a big quantity (ours is a 7-qt. size).
  2. Add mushrooms, carrots, garlic, potatoes, onion, beef broth, wine, tomato paste, mustard, and thyme, and stir well to incorporate. Then stir in barley and add the bay leaf. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Then turn heat to low and cook for 2 hours more, or until beef is tender.
  3. Serve hot, with fresh parsley sprinkled over the top. A good, crusty bread for dipping is always welcome.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 353kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 23g (8%) Protein 27g (54%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 9g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 75mg (25%) Sodium 556mg (23%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 4g (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 353

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 353kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 23g 8%
Protein 27g 54%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 9g 53%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 75mg 25%
Sodium 556mg 23%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 4g 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.