Slow-Cooker Ground Beef Barley Soup

A comforting slow-cooker soup with seasoned ground beef, pearl barley, potatoes, and classic vegetables. It makes hearty, easy-to-reheat meal-prep lunches.

Slow-Cooker Ground Beef Barley Soup
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
240 min
Yield
1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 g Bay Leaf
  • 500 g Beef Broth
  • 1 g Black Pepper
  • 70 g Carrot
  • 50 g Celery
  • 120 g Diced tomatoes
  • 1 g Dried Thyme
  • 5 g Garlic
  • 140 g Lean ground beef
  • 45 g Pearl Barley
  • 130 g Potato
  • 1 g Salt
  • 15 g Tomato Paste
  • 60 g Yellow Onion

Instructions

  1. Dice the potato, carrot, celery, and onion. Mince the garlic.
  2. In a skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef with the onion and garlic until the beef is browned. Drain excess fat if needed.
  3. Transfer the beef mixture to the slow cooker.
  4. Add the barley, potato, carrot, celery, beef broth, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaf, pepper, and salt.
  5. Stir well, cover, and cook on low until the barley and vegetables are tender.
  6. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Stir the soup and adjust the seasoning if needed.
  7. Cool slightly before portioning into meal-prep containers.