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Crock Pot beef and barley soup with mushrooms is my new favorite soup to make this winter. This soup is full of onion, celery, and garlic and then lots of mushrooms and of course stew meat all made heartier with barley.

Beef and Barley Stew with Mushrooms

Leah @ Beyer Beware
Crock Pot beef and barley soup with mushrooms is my new favorite soup to make this winter. This soup is full of onion, celery, and garlic and then lots of mushrooms and of course stew meat all made heartier with barley.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes
Course Entree, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 323 kcal

Equipment

  • Crock Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2 onions
  • 2 pounds beef stew meat
  • 3 celery stalks
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 16 ounces mushrooms - baby bella or button
  • 1 cup pearl barley
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon Salt, pepper, and garlic seasoning
  • 1 can French Onion soup
  • 2 tablespoons Beef Better than Bouillon
  • 3 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Get the cast iron skillet hot with several tablespoons of butter in it. Then add the rough chopped onions, diced celery, and minced garlic to the pan. After the onions have started to just turn brown, top the vegetables off with the sliced mushrooms.
    Crock Pot beef and barley soup with mushrooms is my new favorite soup to make this winter. This soup is full of onion, celery, and garlic and then lots of mushrooms and of course stew meat all made heartier with barley.
  • Stir the vegetables to combine and continue to sauté. While they sauté, turn the crock pot unto low and dump the can of French onion soup into the crock pot. Continue to stir the vegetables.
    Crock Pot beef and barley soup with mushrooms is my new favorite soup to make this winter. This soup is full of onion, celery, and garlic and then lots of mushrooms and of course stew meat all made heartier with barley.
  • Dump the vegetables into the crock pot with the French onion soup and stir into the liquid.
  • In the same pan add a few more tablespoons of butter. Season the beef stew meat with the blend and then add the beef to the cast iron pan. Continue to brown the beef. When the beef is browned on all sides, stir in the beef base into the beef in the pan.
    Stew meat sautéing in the skillet
  • In the crock pot, add the barley to the vegetables. Rinse the barley before adding to the crock pot. Stir the barley into the mixture. Then top off with the beef stew meat. Stir the beef into the mixture and then pour water into the crock pot so the ingredients are all submerged.
    Crock Pot beef and barley soup with mushrooms is my new favorite soup to make this winter. This soup is full of onion, celery, and garlic and then lots of mushrooms and of course stew meat all made heartier with barley.
  • Cook on low for at least four hours and no more than eight hours.
    Crock Pot beef and barley soup with mushrooms is my new favorite soup to make this winter. This soup is full of onion, celery, and garlic and then lots of mushrooms and of course stew meat all made heartier with barley.

Nutrition

Calories: 323kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 30gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 998mgPotassium: 689mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 188IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 3mg
Keyword beef stew, crock pot, slow cooker
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