Quick ’N Healthy Hearty Vegetable Barley Soup
(from kylerhea’s recipe box)
I also added some butternut squash cubes and some celeriac.
Source: QUAKER Back of the Box
Serves 8 peopleCategories: Soups, barley, healthy, whole-grains
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb gr beef (I used gr chicken)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (I used leek)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 5 cups water
- 1 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatoes
- 3/4 cup pearled barley (Quaker Quick)
- 1/2 cup celery
- 1/2 cup sliced carrots
- 2 beef bouillon cubes
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (9 oz) pkg frozen mixed vegetables
Directions
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Ina 4-qt 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 needed if soup becomes too thick on standing.