Easy Mushroom Beef Barley Soup

• 1 lb lean ground beef (4%)
• 2 lbs mushrooms, sliced
• 3 onions, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 11 cups water
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 12 cups quick-cooking barley
• 10 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• salt
• pepper

1. Season onion, garlic and meat with some salt and pepper and then brown in soup pot.
2. Dissolve tomato paste in some water.
3. Add everything to soup pot, including dissolved tomato paste.
4. Stir to combine.
5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.

lean ground beef, mushrooms, onions, garlic, water, tomato paste, barley, vegetable bouillon cube, basil, salt, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-mushroom-beef-barley-soup-285618 (may not work)