Slow Cooker Comfort Soup

You can warm up with this slow cooker comfort soup on cold days. Its hearty and filling. Its the perfect meal to curl up with because it has tender beef, healthy vegetables, and a tasty broth.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb stew beef
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1 cup barley
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

In a skillet, brown stew beef over medium heat

Transfer beef to slow cooker

Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic, diced tomatoes, beef broth, barley, thyme, salt, and pepper to slow cooker

Stir to combine ingredients

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until beef is tender

Serve hot and enjoy