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Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup is perfect for a chilly fall or winter night.
Are you ready for fall? Â I had to scrap ice off my windows twice this week. Â I think that means fall is here with winter not close behind, ready or not!
We enjoy soup year round at our house but especially in the fall and winter.  Nothing is quite as satisfying as getting a pot of  hearty soup going in the slow cooker in the morning, smelling it simmer all day and then enjoying a big bowl full for dinner!
Today’s recipe for slow cooker beef and barley soup is a “hearty” soup.  Not only does it have tender chunks of meat but I love the barley in it. It is delicious and really helps to fill you up.
I browned the meat in a little olive oil before putting it in the slow cooker and seasoned it with some Montreal Steak Seasoning.
I then put all the ingredients except for the barley into the slow cooker and let it cook on low for about 8 hours.
About an hour before we are ready to eat I will add in the barley and turn the slow cooker up to high and let it cook an additional hour or until the barley is nice and tender.
The only other thing you need might be a nice loaf of french bread. Â Now you’re ready for fall!
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Beef and Barley Soup Recipe
Beef and Barley Soup Slow Cooker Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb. stew meat
- 1 tsp Montreal Steak Seasoning
- 1 /2 C barley
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 carrots sliced
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 potatoes cubed and peeled
- 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 1 Tbsp parsley
- 4 C beef broth
- 1 Tbsp white sugar
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Brown meat in oil.
- Place meat in slow cooker
- Add in vegetables, liquid, tomatoes, seasoning, sugar and pepper.
- Cook on low for 8 hours
- Add in barley and cook on high for one additional hour
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Kelly says
SCRUMPTIOUS!!! I made this the first time and it was a huge hit! It has been requested again . I had a hard time finding barley during the covid 19 crisis but gratefully I found it and am making it tomorrow.. Thank you for the recipe and stay safe…
Christina says
I accidentally used diced tomatoes instead of crushed, but it still turned out amazing!! Also, I didn’t brown the meat first (because I’m super lazy and hate dirtying more pots!). Instead, I mixed together all ingredients minus the beef in the slowcooker. Then I put the raw beef on top and sprinkled it with the seasoning (I used more, closer to two teaspoons). Lid on, 8 hours later, perfection!
Nancy Covey says
Just wondering about the cooking time. Is it 8 hours total? 7 on low and 1 on high when you add the barley or 8 on low and then one more on high after you add the barley? This soup looks so yummy. I can’t wait to try it!N
Leigh Anne says
I cooked it 8 hours on low and then one additional hour on high with the barley