Name: Slow Cooker Fresh Vegetable-Beef-Barley Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Cubed beef stew meat - 1 ½ pounds; Diced tomatoes with garlic - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans; Tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®) - 1 (12 ounce) can; Potatoes, diced - 2 large; Tomato sauce - 1 (8 ounce) can; Sliced carrot - 1 cup; Barley - ¾ cup; Chopped onion - ¾ cup; Frozen green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces - ¾ cup; Frozen whole kernel corn - ⅔ cup; Chopped bell pepper - ½ cup; Chopped celery - ½ cup; Worcestershire sauce - 1 tablespoon; Dried parsley - ½ teaspoon; Ground thyme - ¼ teaspoon; Dried oregano - ¼ teaspoon; Dried marjoram - ¼ teaspoon; Dried basil - ¼ teaspoon; Beef bouillon cubes - 2; Bay leaves - 2; Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2; Sliced fresh mushrooms - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Slow Cooker Fresh Vegetable-Beef-Barley Soup

1. Cubed beef stew meat 1 ½ pounds

2. Diced tomatoes with garlic 2 (14.5 ounce) cans

3. Tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®) 1 (12 ounce) can

4. Potatoes, diced 2 large

5. Tomato sauce 1 (8 ounce) can

6. Sliced carrot 1 cup

7. Barley ¾ cup

8. Chopped onion ¾ cup

9. Frozen green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces ¾ cup

10. Frozen whole kernel corn ⅔ cup

11. Chopped bell pepper ½ cup

12. Chopped celery ½ cup

13. Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon

14. Dried parsley ½ teaspoon

15. Ground thyme ¼ teaspoon

16. Dried oregano ¼ teaspoon

17. Dried marjoram ¼ teaspoon

18. Dried basil ¼ teaspoon

19. Beef bouillon cubes 2

20. Bay leaves 2

21. Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste 2

22. Sliced fresh mushrooms 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Slow Cooker Fresh Vegetable-Beef-Barley Soup

1 . Stage

Combine beef, diced tomatoes with garlic, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, potatoes, tomato sauce, carrot, barley, onion, green beans, corn, bell pepper, celery, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, thyme, oregano, marjoram, basil, beef bouillon cubes, bay leaves, sea salt, and black pepper in the crock of a large slow cooker.

2 . Stage

Cook on Low until the beef is tender, 7 to 8 hours. Add mushrooms and cook 1 hour more.