Beef / Pork

Italian Beef Barley Stew Recipe takes several minutes to prepare.

Italian Beef Barley Stew Recipe takes several minutes to cook.

Italian Beef Barley Stew Recipe makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Beef Barley Stew Recipe are:

* 1 boneless beef chuck roast (2 pounds), cut into 3/4-inch cubes
* 3 medium onions, coarsely chopped
* 4 celery ribs, thinly sliced
* 3 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
* 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 can (46 ounces) tomato juice
* 1 can (28 ounces) Hunt?s? Original Diced Tomatoes, undrained
* 1 bay leaf
* 1-1/2 teaspoons dried marjoram
* 1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
* 1/2 cup medium pearl barley

Here is how you make Italian Beef Barley Stew Recipe:

# In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the celery, carrots and potatoes. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer# Stir in the tomato juice, tomatoes, bay leaf and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Stir in barley. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until meat and barley are tender.# Discard bay leaf. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOONTOES1.

The nutritional information for Italian Beef Barley Stew Recipe is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 298.7

• Total Fat: 7.6 g
• Cholesterol: 73.7 mg
• Sodium: 651.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 26.5 g