Found this recipe while looking for recipes to use our ground lamb. My husband likes a lot of variety in our menus, but this is one dish he asks for often. So easy to make. I also use 2 pounds of lamb. We like to eat with sour dough bread. This recipe is at the top of our favorites!

I needed to bring something to a family who needed comfort food. This was great. I added a bay leaf while cooking and actually used 2 pounds of lamb to make it more stew like. I also did not drain the diced tomatoes which added a little more flavor. Great recipe!

add more meat, and veggies.. fabulous

very good..however i did change a few things i had three lamb chops from a leg os lamb so i cubed it up and 1lbs of groung turky threw the meat and onion in a skillet and cooked until just browned....meanwhile in crock pot turned on to high i added half a big can of diced tomatoes and the tomato soup the recipe calls for i used 3 beef boullion cubes and about a tsp each of rosemary and thyme also added the meat and some mushrooms to the crock pot of course i followed the rest of the ingredients in the recipe like chile powder and barley..and whatever else that was in there...cooked half the day made some dinner rolls from this site..sprinkled a little swiss cheese over bowls..(so kids would try it) very yummy husbands only complaint was that it needed fresh japs but he loves everything spicey....o i did add a little more water to the recipe since it was in the crock pot but it came out very chunky and hearty...perfect for the cold day we had yesterday.....worth trying and if nothing else a great base to add to and take away from for barley stews...thanks for the recipe.....this is the first time i actaully got my hubby to eat barley!!! yippie!! i love barley

I make this recipe all the time, it's very flexible and you can add any veggies you like, I like to throw in green beans and mushrooms in addition to the carrots, onion and celery. The broth is great, and I just usually use beef broth instead of the consomme. Sometimes I also use diced beef stew meat and simmer for a while until tender.

Very, very tasty...my family couldn't stop eating it! I substituted the ground lamb for ground turkey, though.