Slow Cooker Fresh Vegetable-Beef-Barley Soup

By bridgetinma

Ingredients

• 1 1 3 1/2- to 6-quart in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

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Mix all ingredients in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 9 hours (or high heat setting 4 to 5 hours) or until vegetables and barley are tender.

This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

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Select lean stew meat, or trim the extra fat before adding the beef to the soup. Trimming will take a little bit of time, but the result will be worth it because you won't have to spend time later skimming off fat.

If you can't find the canned diced tomatoes with garlic, use 2 cans of plain diced tomatoes and add 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder.

To save time and to make this hearty soup in the winter months, use 3/4 cup frozen cut green beans and 2/3 cup frozen whole kernel corn. Rinse the frozen vegetables under cold running water to separate and partially thaw them before adding to the soup.

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I love this soup! I serve half and freeze half. Just as good defrosted and heated.

This is one of my favorite fall recipes. I'm making it next week for a teacher birthday event. I can make this easily the night before and heat it overnight in the crock and take it to work the next day. I NEVER use peas in this recipe. However, I brown the beef before cooking and carmelize the onions. I also add a clove of garlic. For an extra zing I use Penzey's 4/S seasoned sea salt and add some dried shallots. However this time, I am going to use the new FORWARD salt free seasoning. I will still add the dried shallots. Look up Penzey's if you are not familiar with them. Their seasonings are a bomb!!!!

Soup was very bland. I ended up adding more thyme, salt, pepper, real garlic, garlic powder, a little Tabasco. I also added more tomato sauce and more canned tomatoes.

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