Slow Cooker Barley Beef Soup

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ready in:
over 5 hrs

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ingredients

1 pound stew beef, cubed
1 medium onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, diced
3/4 cup barley
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper, to taste
6 cups beef stock

directions

Combine all the ingredients in the crock pot and stir well.

Cover the crock pot and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or until the beef is cooked and the barley is tender.

Remove the bay leaf before serving.

crock pot notes

Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.

nutrition data

353 calories, 16 grams fat, 22 grams carbohydrates, 25 grams protein per serving.

reviews & comments

stonehouse REVIEW:
January 9, 2014

i buy a cheap roast and cut it up small it is cheaper than stew meat
Guest Foodie September 2, 2008

Pretty good the second day. Next time a little more pepper & maybe a diced potato.

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