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Skinny Chunky Vegetable Beef Barley Soup

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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84% less sat fat • 17% more Vitamin A than the original recipe. Starving? Enjoy this chunky and beefy soup that won't leave you looking either chunky or beefy.

Skinny Chunky Vegetable Beef Barley Soup

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 12 ounces lean beef or lamb stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 4 cans (14 oz) lower-sodium beef broth
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano or basil, crushed
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 cup parsnip, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, or potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2/3 cup quick-cooking barley
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add meat; cook and stir until meat is browned. Stir in broth, onion, celery, oregano, garlic, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours for beef or 45 minutes for lamb.
  • Step 
    2
    Stir in frozen vegetables, undrained tomatoes, parsnip, and barley. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes more or until meat and vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf.

Nutrition

210 Calories
7g Total Fat
13g Protein
24g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
210
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
12%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
400mg
17%
Potassium
400mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
24g
8%
Dietary Fiber
5g
21%
Sugars
3g
Protein
13g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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