KELLY'S SLOW COOKER BEEF, MUSHROOM, AND BARLEY SOUP

Kelly's Slow Cooker Beef, Mushroom, and Barley Soup image

I tinkered with a few recipes and came up with this one. I have tinkered with this recipe and added celery once and leeks another time, for me all it did was add to the chunkiness, not the flavor; but that's really up to your preference.

Provided by pecagirl27

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Barley Soup Recipes

Time 6h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 (32 ounce) carton beef stock
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
½ onion, diced
¾ cup diced carrots
1 cup barley
1 (6 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds beef sirloin, cut into chunks
1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 bay leaves

Steps:

Stir beef stock, tomato sauce, water, onion, carrot, barley, mushrooms, and garlic together in a slow cooker.
Season beef chunks with garlic salt, salt, and black pepper; add to the beef stock mixture. Add bay leaves to the slow cooker.
Cook on Low until the soup thickens and the beef is tender, about 6 hours.
Remove and discard the bay leaves to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.1 calories, Carbohydrate 31.7 g, Cholesterol 65.3 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 7.2 g, Protein 34.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 381.1 mg, Sugar 5.7 g