Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Barley Soup
No meat searing required!! Homemade Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Barley Soup is perfect winter comfort food and just 10 minutes of prep!
Servings 8 people
Calories 385kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds stew beef cut into 1-inch chunks
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 10 cups slow cooker beef bone broth or commercial beef stock or broth
- 3 ribs celery chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 pound potatoes
- 3 carrots chopped, and peeled if you prefer
- 1 pound mushrooms sliced
- 1 cup pearl barley
Instructions
- Add raw stew beef to slow cooker and season generously with salt and pepper. Add stock, celery, onion and garlic. Stir and cook on high for 4 hours.
- Dice potatoes (cutting them up just before you add them will keep them from discoloring). Add potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and pearl barley and cook on high for 2 more hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 1196mg | Potassium: 1043mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3890IU | Vitamin C: 11.3mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 6.1mg