Beef Vegetable And Barley Soup

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 ounces ground beef
• 1 1/2 quarts beef stock
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 3 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 cup cubed peeled potato
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup sliced celery
• 1/2 cup sliced carrot
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/3 cup quick-cooking barley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook beef over medium heat until browned.
• 2 combine beef and remaining ingredients, except barley salt and pepper, in slow cooker.
• 3 cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, adding barley during the last 30 minutes.
• 4 discard bay leaves. season to taste with salt and pepper.