Cook up something with stick-to-your-ribs substance when the weather turns cold: This beef and barley slow-cooker soup, packed with veggies, tender beef, and soft barley is your new go-to comfort food soup. Set your slow-cooker on low in the morning and by evening, dinner is served.
Slow-Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 9 hr 50 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb beef stew meat
- 3 medium carrots, sliced (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2/3 cup frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
- 2/3 cup uncooked pearl barley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 5 1/4 cups Progresso™ beef flavored broth (from two 32-oz containers)
- 1 cup frozen sweet peas, thawed
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix all ingredients except peas.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 9 to 10 hours.
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Step3Stir in peas. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 20 to 30 minutes longer or until peas are tender.
Nutrition
280
Calories
11g
Total Fat
21g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 930mg
- 39%
- Potassium
- 600mg
- 17%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 21%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 21g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 90%
- 90%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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