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Fresh Vegetable-Beef Barley Soup

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Date Added:	May 7, 2008
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Serves:	10
Prep. Time:	0:00
Category:	Crockpot, Soups / Stews, Copy Cat / Restaurant

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds        beef stew meat
1     small         bell pepper
3/4   cup           green beans in 1" pieces
3/4   cup           chopped onion
2/3   cup           uncooked barley
2/3   cup           fresh whole kernel corn
1 1/2 cups          water
1     teaspoon      salt
1     teaspoon      chopped fresh thyme leaves
                    (or 1/2 tspn dried thyme)
1/4   teaspoon      freshly-ground black pepper
2     cans          beef broth - (14 1/2 oz ea)
2     cans          diced tomatoes with garlic - (15 oz ea)
1     can           tomato sauce - (8 oz)

Directions: one line for each direction. When saved the lines will be numbered.

Mix all ingredients in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW heat setting 8 to 9 hours (or HIGH heat setting 4 to 5 hours) or until vegetables and barley are tender.
This recipe yields 10 servings.
Nutritional Information Per Serving: 200 calories (65 calories from fat); 7 g fat (3 g saturated); 35 mg cholesterol; 1000 mg sodium; 22 g carbohydrate; 4 g dietary fiber; 16 g protein.
Comments: Top this soup with a handful of herb-flavored croutons and a little shredded Parmesan cheese. Bursting with big, juicy chunks of meat, hearty barley and yummy vegetables, this soup is a meal in itself!
Select lean stew meat, or trim the extra fat before adding the beef to the soup. Trimming will take a little bit of time, but the result will be worth it since you won�t have to spend time later skimming off fat.
If you can�t find the canned diced tomatoes with garlic, use 2 cans diced tomatoes and add 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder.
To save time and to make this hearty soup in the winter months, use 3/4 cup frozen cut green beans and 2/3 cup frozen whole kernel corn. Rinse the frozen vegetables under cold running water to separate and partially thaw them before adding to the soup.

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Added On: May 7, 2008

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