Hamburger Beef Barley Soup
A delicious soup made with barley, vegetables and ground beef.
Servings 14 servings
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 celery ribs, chopped
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 4 large carrots, peeled and sliced
- 6 mini sweet peppers, sliced (red, orange, yellow)
- 1 cup medium pearl barley
- 1 quart water
- 32 oz carton beef broth
- 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 8 oz frozen cut green beans
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- In a large soup kettle, brown meat and onion, garlic and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add all remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 1 1/2 hours or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaves before serving.