Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup Recipe

By Thom7747

I love the soup but I added mushrooms to the recipe just because I like mushrooms. You can eliminate them if you don't.

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 pounds beef stew meat
• 1 tablespoon canola oil-for browning the stew meat
• 1 (14.5 ounce can) diced tomatoes
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup sliced fresh carrots
• cup chopped green pepper
• cup sliced Mushrooms
• 4 cups beef broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 2/3 cup medium pearl barley
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

In a large skillet brown the stew meat.

Combine all ingredients in a 5 quart slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours.