Healthy Vegetable Beef and Mushroom Barley Soup Recipe

INGREDIENTS

4 tsp

olive oil

3/4 lb

beef stew meat cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1/4 tsp

salt (plus more to taste)

freshly ground black pepper (plus more to taste)

medium yellow onion (diced (about 1 1/2 cups))

8 oz

button mushrooms (sliced)

medium carrots (diced (about 1 cup))

stalks celery (diced (about 1/2 cup))

2 cloves

garlic (minced, or 2 teaspoons minced garlic in a jar)

6 cups

low-sodium beef broth

1 14.5 ounce can

diced tomatoes (with their juices)

1/2 cup

pearled barley

1 tbsp

coarsely chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried

1/4 cup

chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley