Healthy Vegetable Beef and Mushroom Barley Soup for the Slow Cooker

WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef & Mushroom Barley Soup

As Ellie Krieger says, when introducing this recipe, "Who says you can't have both beef and mushrooms in your barley soup?

Not me.

Healthy Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Barley Mushroom Soup

When it comes to soup, I believe the more vegetables the better and this healthy slow cooker vegetable beef and mushroom barley soup proves it.

Full of chunks of tender beef, earthy mushrooms, chewy barley and an array of colorful vegetables, this is a delicious low calorie meal in a bowl that will warm you inside and out.

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Vegetable Beef & Barley Soup

Although, Ellie's recipe is for a stove top soup, I turned this into a slow cooker vegetable beef barley soup recipe with wonderful results.

For a lazy cook like me, slow cookers and soup recipes are a match made in heaven.

According to my calculations, each generous 1-½ cup serving of this slow cooker soup has about 275 calories and:

5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

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Vegetable Beef Mushroom Barley Soup Recipe Notes

Although Ellie, made this on the stove, I turned it into a slow cooker soup recipe with great results. Add whatever vegetables you like.

The last time I made this I added green beans, and chopped leftover Swiss chard and it was delicious.

Corn, peas, turnips and parsnips are other great choices.

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Healthy Vegetable Beef and Mushroom Barley Soup Recipe

A hearty and delicious soup that will warm you inside and out.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time6 hours hrs

Total Time6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 6

Calories: 275

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 teaspoons olive oil
• ▢ ¾ pound beef stew meat cut into ½ inch pieces
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
• ▢ Pinch of freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
• ▢ 1 medium yellow onion, diced (about 1-½ cups)
• ▢ 8 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
• ▢ 2 medium carrots, diced (about 1 cup)
• ▢ 2 stalks celery, diced (about ½ cup)
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic, minced, or 2 teaspoons minced garlic in a jar
• ▢ 6 cups low-sodium beef broth
• ▢ 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with their juices
• ▢ ½ cup pearled barley
• ▢ 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

• Ideal slow cooker size: 5- to 6-Quart.
• In a large skillet (affiliate link), heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat.
• Dry off the meat with paper towels and then sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
• Add the meat to the pan and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes total.
• Transfer to a 5- or 6-Quart slow cooker (affiliate link).
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil to the skillet. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until the onion begins to soften about 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook another minute.
• Scrape the mixture from the skillet into the slow cooker. (If there are any browned bits still remaining in the skillet, add a little of the beef broth to de-glaze the pan and then add to the slow cooker.)
• Add the carrots, celery, mushrooms, broth, tomatoes, barley, and thyme to the slow cooker and stir to blend.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours, or LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish each serving with a sprinkling of parsley, if desired.

Recipe Notes

Although Ellie, made this on the stove, I turned it into a slow cooker soup recipe with great results. Add whatever vegetables you like.

The last time I made this I added green beans, and chopped leftover Swiss chard and it was delicious.

Corn, peas, turnips and parsnips are other great choices.

Serving size: 1-½ cups

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

5 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Vegetable Beef and Mushroom Barley Soup Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 -½ cups)

Calories 275 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Carbohydrates 22g7%

Fiber 5g20%

Protein 25g50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: barley beef soup, vegetable beef barley soup

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*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

More Easy Healthy Vegetable Beef Barley Soups for Weight Watchers from around the Web:

• Easy Vegetable Beef Barley Soup
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• Barley and Beef Soup
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• Beef Barley Soup
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