Are you craving a meaty soup to keep you warm and comfort you? If so, you should try the Large Family Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup. It is meaty, flavorful, and perfect for eating on cold days.
Would you like to make a wholesome, delicious soup that cooks slowly in the slow cooker? If you want to make this type of dish that your family will love, you need to try the Large Family Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup recipe.
The dish consists of beef with onions, potatoes, and carrots to provide a meaty, filling dish that will leave you feeling good. It is excellent to eat for lunch or dinner. You can even make it ahead of time and then freeze it until you want to serve it to the family. When you follow this recipe, you can make plenty of beef and barley soup to go around, ensuring each person in the house gets to have some.
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Ingredients to Use in Your Large Family Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup Recipe
You need to have a few ingredients to make this delicious Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup. The ingredients include:
- Boneless Beef Chuck Roast. The beef chuck roast is the perfect meat to use for this delicious, beefy soup.
- Sliced Mushrooms. Not only do they add texture to the dish, but they also bring more flavor to it.
- Baby Carrots. The baby carrots are the perfect vegetable to add to the soup.
- Yellow Potatoes. Use yellow potatoes to make this soup even thicker and filling.
- Beef Broth. The broth is an essential part of this soup because you will use it as its base.
In addition to these ingredients, make sure you have olive oil, yellow onions, tomato paste, garlic powder, thyme, pearl barley, and bay leaves. If you have these ingredients, you can start making this Large Family Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup.
Simple Storage Tips For the Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
When you need to store the Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup, there are different ways to do so. You can pour the soup into a food container or a gallon freezer bag. When storing the soup in a bag, it is easier to fit it in the freezer. However, if you do not have these storage bags, you can always put the soup in a container with an airtight lid. You can keep the soup in the freezer for six months or the fridge for up to five days. Learn here how to get started freezer cooking for a large family!
What to Serve With Your Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
The Large Family Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup is great on its own, but a few foods go great with it. You may want to add seasoned croutons to your soup for an added crunch. You can choose your favorite brand and flavor of croutons. If you do not wish to add croutons to your soup, you can dip a piece of crisp French bread or any other type of bread into it.
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Large Family Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup Recipe
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Are you craving a meaty soup to keep you warm and comfort you? If so, you should try the Large Family Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup. It is meaty, flavorful, and perfect for eating on cold days.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 (16 ounce) package mushrooms, sliced
- 1 pound baby carrots
- 4 yellow potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 large yellow onions, diced
- 8 cups low sodium beef broth
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 cups pearl barley, not quick cooking
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
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Season the beef with salt and pepper.
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In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil and heat for one minute. Add the beef in batches and brown on all sides. Transfer the beef to the slow cooker and continue cooking the remaining beef, adding more oil as needed, until it is all browned.
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To the slow cooker, add the mushrooms, carrots, garlic, potatoes, onions, beef broth, wine, tomato paste, and thyme. Stir well to evenly distribute.
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Then, add the barley and bay leaves, stirring to combine.
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Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Keywords: Large Family Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
This delicious soup is perfect for fall and winter evenings when you just want something warm. It cooks up right in the crockpot so with a short prep time which makes it the perfect meal for homeschool moms, working moms, and everyone who needs to make dinner.
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