barley soup casserole

How To Make barley soup casserole

• 1

  Crumble beef into a microwave safe plastic colander suspended over a 3 quart casserole.
• 2

  Top with onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic; cover with casserole lid or vented plastic wrap.
• 3

  Stirring midway through cooking, microwave on high for 6 minutes, or until beef is no longer pink.
• 4

  Discard grease and place barley, tomato paste and bouillon in same casserole.
• 5

  Pour boiling water over barley; stir.
• 6

  Top with beef mixture and tomatoes with liquid; do not stir.
• 7

  Re-cover and microwave on medium high (70 %) for 30 minutes.
• 8

  Stir and let stand for 5 minutes.
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