Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Homemade Beef Barley Soup Lite is for Dinner.

Homemade Beef Barley Soup Lite takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Homemade Beef Barley Soup Lite takes 240 minutes to cook.

Homemade Beef Barley Soup Lite makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Homemade Beef Barley Soup Lite are:

4 c. water
1# beef - cheapest cuts. I used beef soup bones plus some extra round steak from the meat counter.
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped carrots
2 bay leaves
1 T. Italian spice
1 cup barley
3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 can beef gravy

Here is how you make Homemade Beef Barley Soup Lite:

Boil the beef in the water, skimming the scum. add onions, celery, carrots, bay leaves, & Italian spice, bring back to boil, then simmer for 3-4 hours. Remove meat and bones, let cool. Dice meat. Let liquid and veggies cool and refrigerate overnight. Next day, take fat off and throw it away! Reheat, add meat, mushroom and barley. Cook until barley is done. Taste for seasoning. (I added a little sea salt to individual bowl of soup.) 8-10 servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WASCALLYWABBIT.

The nutritional information for Homemade Beef Barley Soup Lite is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 127.5

• Total Fat: 2.7 g
• Cholesterol: 32.9 mg
• Sodium: 143.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
• Protein: 14.9 g