Hearty Beef Barley Soup

This Hearty Beef Barley Soup is a restaurant-worthy, absolutely delicious, easy-to-make and filling meal. Made with only 8 ingredients, less than 30 minutes of active cooking time, and minimal cleanup, it will feed the whole family!

PREP TIME 15 mins

COOK TIME 1 hr 30 mins

TOTAL TIME 1 hr 45 mins

SERVINGS 6 servings

INGREDIENTS  

• 1 1/2 lb. boneless chuck roast, cut into small cubes
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 4 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 large onion, peeled and diced
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 cup pearl barley (or hulled barley)

• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 8 cups beef or chicken broth
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS 

• Heat up a large pot on high heat. Add the olive oil and beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, until the liquids evaporate and the beef starts to brown.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onion, carrots, and garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste, thyme, salt, and pepper and mix everything well. Add the barley and beef (or chicken) broth. Reduce the heat to medium low, and cook until the beef is very tender, for about 1 1/2 hours. Note: add extra broth if you’d like to thin out the soup a bit more.

Credit to: cooktoria