Beef Barley Soup With Spinach...

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 1/2 lbs stew meat
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion and mushroom soup mix (.9-1.4 oz size)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup medium pearl barley
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach
• 5 cups water
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine beef, soup mix, thyme, 5 cups water, 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper in pot, bring to boil.
• 2 reduce heat cover and simmer 1 hour.
• 3 stir in barley simmer covered 45 minutes-1 hour or till tender and beef is fork tender.
• 4 stir in spinach remove from heat. let stand covered 5 minutes.