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Beef Barley Soup

SUBMITTED BY: Taste of Home's Fast Family Favorites

"This delicious soup brimming with tasty and colorful ingredients is so comforting on a crisp autumn day."

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup chopped carrot
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups chopped cooked roast beef
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 cup quick-cooking barley
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute carrot, celery and onion in butter until tender, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the broth, water, beef, tomatoes, barley, salt, pepper, basil and oregano; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the peas. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
  • © 2002 Reiman Media Group, Inc.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2008 by wendiane
I used regular barley and 1 lb. beef shank (uncooked), added 1 1/2 tsps. of worchestershire... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2008 by naples34102
Using basil and oregano in a soup like this was a first for me and I wanted to try something... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 6, 2008 by Mihaela
This recipe is fantastic! I did make a couple of changes though - I skipped the tomatoes... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2008 by FIFILABOUCHE
Very good. I used regular barley and let it simmer for 2 hours. I didn't have any leftover... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2007 by RachtheBach
I thought this was very good. I used leftover roast from the herb rubbed sirloin tip roast... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2008 by patricia wiggins
I recently made this soup, and it was fabulous. Only changes I made was to drop a couple beef... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2008 by Kmajors
very good, family enjoyed it. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by Bestcook7777
I love this soup! To make it even easier, I used frozen onions and carrots (more than recipe... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2008 by MM
very good, I used 6 cups of water in place of the beef broth (used 4 beef bullion cubes) and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2008 by Old Hottie
Smash hit! Even my husband loved it. He's not much of a soup fan. He had 2 bowls full! I... MORE

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