Low Fat Beef Barley Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb lean stewing beef, diced into small pieces
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 32 ounces fat-free beef stock (usually boxed)
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 3/4 cup pearl barley
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 add oil into skillet.
• 2 sear diced meat in pan.
• 3 add flour to pan and stir for 1 minute.
• 4 add beef stock to pan and stir.
• 5 add remainder of ingredients.
• 6 simmer 1-2 hours until barley is softened.