Beef Barley Lentil Soup

It's easy for Judy Metzentine to fill her slow cooker and forget about supper...until the kitchen is filled with wonderful aroma, that is! "I've served this soup often to family and friends on cold nights, along with homemade rolls and a green salad," she writes from The Dalles, Oregon. For variety, she suggests substituting jicama (a starchy root vegetable found in the produce department of many grocery stores) for the potatoes.

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I was dissapointed that after 8 hours, the lentils and carrots were not cooked :(

Overall flavor was just 'OK'

I made this soup for supper tonight and it was delish!!!  I didn't put the soup in the crock pot as I had a late start to the day and I like to make soup ahead and let it season.  I used 4 cups of beef broth, low sodium and the rest of the liquid I used water.  I just let the soup simmer on the stove, till it was done and all the veggies, barley and lentil were cooked.

 

VERY GOOD!!!!  A Keeper for sure!!

 

Mary

This soup was excellent. I actually doubled the recipe (and added quite a bit more beef bouillon)so I was able to feed the family, freeze a batch for another night, plus send some to work with hubby so he and his co-workers would have a nutrious lunch rather than fast food! I will make this again many times!