Best Beef Barley Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 pounds of lean, defatted pot roast, cut into bite sized pieces (you may sub sirloin or round steak but add a soup bone for more flavor and remove the bone before adding the mushroom and onion. Enough water to cover well above the top of the meat. This will reduce but you need the broth that remains2 cups well chopped mushroom1/2 cup chopped onion1 1/2 cups pearl barley/ cooked in water with six beef bullion cubes NO SALT HERE! (cooked the barley will yeild about four cups)I served this soup at my restaurant in California, it was very popular especially with the guys as it is a hearty full bodied soup. I served fresh dinner rolls and tossed green salad to complete the meal.
Directions
makes about 8 1 1/2 - cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CATHINNERNOW.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 313.9
  • Total Fat: 7.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 73.7 mg
  • Sodium: 92.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 35.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
  • Protein: 25.3 g

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