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Slow Cooker Beef Barley Stew
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Slow Cooker Beef Barley Stew

This Slow Cooker Beef Barley Stew combines tender beef chuck, mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, garlic, onion, and pearl barley in a broth enriched with beef stock, red wine, tomato paste, Dijon mustard, and dried thyme. The ingredients are browned and then slow-cooked for hours, resulting in a hearty stew with rich flavors and softened vegetables. Fresh parsley garnishes add brightness, and the stew pairs well with crusty bread for soaking up the juices.

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

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 (53%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 75mg (25%) Sodium 556mg (23%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 4g (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10 servings

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.