Easy Beef Barley Soup Recipe | 15-Minutes

beef

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Lean turkey reduces fat content while chicken is often less expensive.

barley

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rice

Quinoa is a nutritious alternative, while rice is a more budget-friendly grain.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and water with seasoning is a cost-effective base.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

Dice one yellow onion.

Dice two celery sticks.

Dice two carrots.

Mince three cloves of garlic.

Measure one cup of PE barley and one cup of water; cook in the Instant Pot for 3 minutes and set aside.

Add oil to the pot and cook about 1 and 1/4 lb of stew beef.

Add about 1 teaspoon of fresh ground pepper and 1 teaspoon of salt; cook until browned.

Add the diced vegetables, one bay leaf, and one teaspoon of thyme.

Add 96 oz of beef stock and pressure cook for 6 minutes.

Mix it together, add back the barley, and simmer for about 6 more minutes.

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