Beef And Barley Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 9 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 potato, peeled and chopped
• 1 parsnip, peeled and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grd pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can reduced-sodium beef broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can no-salt-added whole tomatoes
• 2 cups reduced-sodium vegetable juice cocktail
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking pearl barley
• 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
• hot pepper sauce
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 brown beef in skillet over medium high heat.
• 2 drain.
• 3 place in slow cooker crock and add onion, carrots, potato, parsnip, garlic, pepper, basil, beef broth tomatoes, vegetable juice cocktail and water.
• 4 cover and cook on low 7-9 hours.
• 5 turn slow cooker to high.
• 6 stir to break up whole tomatoes.
• 7 stir in barley and frozen mixed vegetables.
• 8 cover and cook on high 30 minutes.
• 9 just before serving, taste and add hot pepper sauce, pepper and salt to taste.