Soups
Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
Jenn Bare's slow-cooker soups. About 6 - 8 hours on Low in the crock, serves 10-12.
Written byJenn Bare
Method
Step by step
- 01
Season beef with salt and pepepr.
- 02
Heat oil over medium heat and brown the beef on all sides.
- 03
Transfer to a 6-Quart slow cooker.
- 04
Pour just a little bit of the beef broth or water into the skillet and scrape up the browned bits. Add these to the slow cooker.
- 05
Add the broth, water, tomatoes, celery, carrots, green pepper, garlic powder and barley to the slow cooker.
- 06
Stir and Cover. Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or until the vegetables and barley are tender.
- 07
Add the parsley and thyme then cover and cook for an 15 additional minutes on LOW. (Optional)
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Originally published on getcrocked.com.
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Jenn Bare
Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.
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