beef vegetable barley lentil soup

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Ozark, AL
Updated on Mar 13, 2021

This makes for a very good soup.

prep time 30 Min
cook time 8 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot
yield 8-10 , depending on how large or small the portions.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 pound mini red potatoes, depending on size cut in half or quartered
  • 1 bag baby carrots
  • 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
  • 3/4 cup pearl barley
  • 8 cups beef broth, 64 ozs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika, not smoked
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
  • 2 cans stewed tomatoes, 14.5 ozs each

How To Make beef vegetable barley lentil soup

  • Step 1
    Put meat into a 5 qt. slow cooker. Layer with onions, potatoes, carrots, lentils, and barley.
  • Step 2
    Combine broth and seasonings, pour over vegetables. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until vegetables, barley and lentils are tender.
  • Step 3
    Add tomatoes and cook 2 hours longer.
  • Step 4
    Can use ground beef instead of stew meat, but brown beef with onion before putting in slow cooker.
  • Step 5
    You can add the tomatoes at the start, but use diced tomatoes instead of stewed.

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Category: Beef Soups
Ingredient: Beef
Culture: American

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