Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Ground Beef, Spinach and Barley Soup is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like beef, water, tomatoes, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Ground Beef, Spinach and Barley Soup
Ingredients
- 12 ounce Beef
- 4 cup Water
- 14.5 ounce Tomatoes
- 1.5 cup Carrots
- 1 cup Onions
- 0.5 cup Barley
- 1.5 teaspoon Beef
- 1.5 teaspoon Thyme
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 0.5 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 0.125 teaspoon Salt
- 3 cup Spinach
Instructions
- Cook beef in large saucepan over medium heat until no longer pink, stirring to separate; drain fat from beef.
- Add water, stewed tomatoes with juice, carrots, onion, barley, bouillon granules, thyme, oregano, garlic powder, pepper and salt.
- Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Cover and simmer 12 to 15 minutes or until barley and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in spinach and cook until spinach starts to wilt.
- Garnish as desired.
