Beef Barley Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2/3 cup uncooked barley
• 2 teaspoons fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, undrained
• 1 (10 ounce) box frozen mixed vegetables

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray a frying pan with nonsticking cooking spray. brown the ground beef and onion. drain.
• 3 mix the beef with all of the ingredients listed except the frozen veggies in a 3 quart casserole dish. break up the tomatoes.
• 4 cover the dish and bake for 30 minutes. stir in the mixed veggies, then cover again and bake another 30 to 40 minutes or until the barley is done.