"In a sea of slow cooker soup recipes, this soup makes a great comfort food staple - that isn't chicken noodle. Mediterranean ingredients like juicy lamb, leeks and fava beans fill the dish with flavor...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 pound boneless lamb shoulder or beef chuck, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch pieces
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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4 cups Beef Broth
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1 1/2 cups water
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8 ounces morel, oyster, or cremini mushrooms, sliced
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1 8.8 ounce package peeled and steamed fava beans, rinsed and drained, or 1 1/2 cups frozen fava beans, thawed
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1 cup sliced carrots
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2 medium leeks, sliced
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1/3 cup regular pearled barley
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1 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme
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1 teaspoon snipped fresh rosemary
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1 cup fresh English peas, shelled, or frozen peas, thawed