Super Easy Slow Cooker Vegetable Barley Beef Soup Food

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY

Steps:

• Combine the beef, barley, mushrooms, celery, carrots, leeks, thyme, beef broth and soy sauce in a slow cooker. Add 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover and cook on low, undisturbed, 8 hours. Uncover and skim off any excess fat. Transfer the beef to a cutting board, let cool slightly and slice or shred by hand into bite-size pieces. Thin the vegetable-barley mixture in the slow cooker with some water, if desired. Divide among shallow bowls and top with the beef. Serve with horseradish, if desired.
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SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Dry the beef with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown half of the beef, about 10 minutes, then add to the slow cooker. Return the skillet to medium-high heat and repeat with 2 more teaspoons oil and the remaining beef.
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the empty skillet and heat over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions, carrots, and 1/4 teaspoons salt. Cook until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the wine, scraping up any browned bits. Simmer until the wine has reduced by half, about 1 minute, then pour into the slow cooker.
• Add the tomatoes with their juice, the broths, thyme and barley to the slow cooker. Cover and cook, on either low or high, until the beef is tender, 6-7 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high. Before serving, stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• TO MAKE AHEAD: The night before (or a day in advance) prepare the recipe through step 2. Instead of adding the ingredients to the slow cooker, refrigerate them, but be sure to store the browned meat in one container and the vegetables and wine in another container. In the morning, add the chilled ingredients to the slow cooker, then add the tomatoes with their juice, the broths, thyme and barley to the slow cooker. Proced with step 3. The cooking time will run to the high end of the range given in the recipe.

SLOW-COOKER VEGETABLE SOUP WITH BARLEY

Steps:

• In 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, layer all ingredients except tomatoes; do not stir.
• Cover; cook on Low setting 6 to 8 hours.
• About 10 minutes before serving, stir tomatoes into soup. Cover; cook on Low setting 10 minutes longer or until tomatoes are thoroughly heated. Remove bay leaf before serving.

SLOW COOKER VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 12 ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours. Add vegetables; cover and cook on high 2 hours longer or until the meat and vegetables are tender.

MY MOM'S OLD-FASHIONED VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Season roast with salt and pepper and place in your slow cooker with half a can of beef broth. Cook on LOW for about 10 hours and shred with two forks.
• In a very large pot, saute carrots and seasoning mix in 1 tablespoon oil until tender.
• Add beef, potatoes, remaining veggies, remaining beef broth, tomato soup, water, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for about an hour.
• Add water as desired while it cooks.

SLOW COOKER BEEF VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place meat, corn, green beans, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, soup mix, and salt and pepper to taste into the slow cooker; stir to combine.
• Cook on LOW for at least 6 hours. Add water if necessary.

SLOW COOKER FRESH VEGETABLE-BEEF-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Combine beef, diced tomatoes with garlic, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, potatoes, tomato sauce, carrot, barley, onion, green beans, corn, bell pepper, celery, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, thyme, oregano, marjoram, basil, beef bouillon cubes, bay leaves, sea salt, and black pepper in the crock of a large slow cooker.
• Cook on Low until the beef is tender, 7 to 8 hours. Add mushrooms and cook 1 hour more.

SLOW COOKER BARLEY-BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, brown the cubed beef in hot oil. Drain off fat.
• 2. In a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker combine beef and remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours. Discard bay leaf.

SLOW COOKER BEEF BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in slow cooker in order given.
• Cook on Low for 8-10 hours or High for 4-5 hours.