hearty vegetable barley soup

How To Make hearty vegetable barley soup

• Step 1
  In 4-quart saucepan or dutch oven, brown ground beef.
• Step 2
  Add onion and garlic.
• Step 3
  Cook until onion is tender; drain.
• Step 4
  Add remaining ingredients except frozen vegetables.
• Step 5
  Bring to a boil.
• Step 6
  Reduce heat to low; cover.
• Step 7
  Simmer 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Step 8
  Add frozen vegetables; cook 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables and barley are tender.
• Step 9
  Add additional water if soup becomes too thick upon standing.
• Step 10
  NOTE: To use quick barley, substitute 2/3 cup quick barley for medium barley and decrease water to 6 cups.
• Step 11
  Cook ground beef, onion and garlic as directed above.
• Step 12
  Add remaining ingredients including frozen vegetables.
• Step 13
  Bring to a boil.
• Step 14
  Reduce heat to low; cover.
• Step 15
  Simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until vegetables and barley are tender.
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