Quick’n Hearty Vegetable Barley Soup
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Quaker Quick Barley product label
Serves 8 peopleCategories: soup- chowder-stew- chili
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 5 cups water
- 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can unsalted whole tomatoes, undrained, cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup Quaker Quick Barley
- 1/2 cup sliced celery
- 1/2 cup sliced carrots
- 2 beef bouillon cubes
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil, crushed
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
Directions
- In a 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, brown meat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender. Drain. Stir in remaining ingredients except frozen vegetables. Cover, bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add frozen vegetables, cook about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Additional water may be added if soup becomes too thick upon standing.