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This easy Beef and Barley Soup is a hearty, healthy soup recipe that is made with tender chunks of beef, loads of vegetables and pearl barley. Make ahead freezer friendly.

Recipe posted first on The Recipe Critic

Soup season is here and I’m ridiculously (strangely) excited!

If you were hanging around here last year you know that soup is one of my biggest loves.

Soup is an easy, mostly healthy, one pot meal, and is also perfect for making ahead and meal prepping, which makes my life easier on a crazy weeknight.

Who doesn’t want that?

If you’re as much of a soup lover as myself, you will find a ton of amazing recipes in my Crockpot Soup Recipes collection and my Instant Pot Soup Recipes collection.

Why we love this Beef and Barley Soup:

• It’s healthy — the beef and the barley give this soup a ton of protein and fiber, which gives it more staying power than a lot of easy soup recipes.
• You’re not going to be hungry in an hour — anyone else have this problem with soup? I love it, but then in an hour I’m hangry because I didn’t get enough protein and complex carbs. This recipe is the answer to our problems!
• You can make it ahead — it can be refrigerated up to 3-4 days and frozen for up to 3 months for easy meals down the road.
• You can make it on the stove top or in the slow cooker, which gives me a lot of flexibiltiy on hectic days.

How to make Beef Barley Soup:

1. Choose and prepare your beef — I like to purchase a steak or beef roast and cut it into cubes for this recipe (and every recipe that usually requires beef “stewing” meat. There’s no difference between stewing beef and any other cut except that it’s cut up for you — don’t pay the extra money for this! Choose a cut of beef that’s on sale (it will become tender in the soup anyway), and trim and chop it yourself.
2. Brown your beef — this gives the soup an incredible flavor base so don’t skip this part! You may have to do this in a couple batches to ensure they brown and don’t steam.
3. Add your onions and spices and give them a quick toast in the pan — this wakes up dried spices and helps bring out their flavor.
4. Add your vegetables, your broth, and your barley and simmer just until everything is tender. This can take a little time, so plan accordingly and enjoy the amazing scent that will fill your kitchen!

Can I make this Beef Barley Soup in the Crockpot?

Absolutely!

If you want to make Beef Barley Soup in the slow cooker, check out my Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup Recipe here — it includes a step by step video.

How do you freeze this Beef and Barley Soup?

One of the great things about this soup is how well it freezes!

Barley freezes better than pasta or potatoes (though both can be done!) and you don’t lose any quality by making it ahead.

I like to pour my soup into a large freezer bag, then seal and freeze flat so that it can be quickly thawed when you need it.

If you don’t want to use freezer bags, you can find freezer-safe jars and use those instead to freeze in single portions.

Beef and Barley Soup

This easy Beef and Barley Soup is a hearty, healthy soup recipe that is made with tender chunks of beef, loads of vegetables and pearl barley. Make ahead freezer friendly.

CourseSoup

CuisineAmerican

Keywordbeef and barley soup, beef barley soup

Prep Time30 minutes

Cook Time35 minutes

Total Time1 hour 5 minutes

Servings6 servings

Calories345kcal

AuthorFood Lovers

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 lb beef cut into cubes
• 1 small onion finely diced
• 3-4 large carrots peeled and chopped
• 2 ribs celery chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 5 cups low sodium beef broth
• 3/4 cup pearl or pot barley rinsed
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• fresh parsley

Instructions

• In a large dutch oven or soup pot, brown meat in oil over medium-high heat, just until browned on each side, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from the pot and set aside.
• Add onion, carrots, and celery and cook and stir 3-4 minutes, just until onion is translucent.
• Add garlic, salt, thyme and pepper and cook and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in broth, barley, tomato paste and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, add the beef back in, cover and simmer for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until barley and carrots are tender.
• Serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley if desired.

Nutrition (this is an estimate)

Nutrition Facts

Beef and Barley Soup

Amount Per Serving

Calories 345Calories from Fat 162

% Daily Value*

Fat 18g28%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 54mg18%

Sodium 1097mg48%

Potassium 921mg26%

Carbohydrates 27g9%

Fiber 6g25%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 20g40%

Vitamin A 5275IU106%

Vitamin C 5.9mg7%

Calcium 50mg5%

Iron 2.7mg15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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