Beef With Barley And Sugar Snap Peas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can nonfat beef broth
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking barley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package frozen sugar snap peas, defrosted
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in a skillet. drain excess fat. i rinse it as well. add it back to the pan and add mushrooms, onion, carrot, garlic and cook over medium heat until veggies are tender-crisp.
• 2 stir in broth, barley, salt, and pepper. bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium low. cover and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• 3 add peas and continue cooking for 2-5 minutes or until barley is tender. stir in parsley.