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Vegetable Barley Soup
Ingredients
  • 1/2 pound lean ground beef or lean beef, cubed
  • 1 clove garlic minced or 1/4 tsp. dry minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 7 cups water
  • 1 can (14.5 oz.) no salt added whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 1/2 cup Quaker medium barley, uncooked
  • 1/2 cup sliced celery
  • 1/2 cup sliced carrots
  • 2 packets Herb-Ox very low sodium beef bouillon
  • 1/2 tsp. dried basil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 package (9 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables

    Directions
    *In a Dutch oven, brown meat. Add onion and garlic, cook until onion is tender.

    *Drain fat. Stir in remaining ingredients except frozen vegetables.

    *Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 50 to 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.

    *Add frozen vegetables. Cook about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Additional water may be added if soup becomes too thick.

    Results
  • Makes 12 servings
  • Serving size: 1 cup
  • Calories per serving: 93
  • Carbohydrate: 12 grams
  • Fat: 3 grams
  • Sodium: 28 milligrams
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