Hearty Vegetable Beef Barley Soup Recipe

• 1/2 pound fondue beef cut into sm. chunks
• 1/2 c. minced onion
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 7 c. water
• 1 (14 ounce.) can whole tomatoes, minced into sm. pcs, don't drain
• 1/2 c. med. barley
• 1/2 c. sliced celery
• 1/2 c. sliced carrots
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (9 ounce.) pkg. frzn mixed vegetables

1. In Dutch oven brown meat.
2. Add in onion and garlic; cook till onion is tender.
3. Drain.
4. Stir in remaining ingredients except for frzn vegetables.
5. Cover and bring to boil.
6. Reduce heat, simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
7. Add in frzn vegetables cook additional 15 min.
8. More water can be added if soup gets too thick.
9. You can also use more than 1/2 lb.
10. of meat.
11. This soup is great with some corn muffins.

beef, onion, clove garlic, water, tomatoes, barley, celery, carrots, basil, bay leaf, mixed vegetables

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/hearty-vegetable-beef-barley-soup-54290 (may not work)